The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio fumata

nominal species Unio gesnerii Lea, 1874

Lea, 1874, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 25: 424.
Lea, 1874, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8 [O. 13]: 65 [68], pl. 22, fig. 61.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85670, Uchee R., near Columbus, Ga.

= Elliptio fumata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio fumata (Lea, 1857) — Williams et al., 2014
+ Elliptio fumata (Lea, 1857) — Williams et al., 2011
+ Elliptio fumata (Lea, 1857) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceus (Spengler, 1793) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio strigosus (Lea, 1840) — Clench & Turner, 1956
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) tuomeyi Lea, 1852 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) tuomeyi Lea, 1852 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio gesnerii Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

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