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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio complanata

nominal species Unio datus Lea, 1868

Lea, 1868, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 161.
Lea, 1868, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 299 [59], pl. 44, fig. 111.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85097, Beaver Cr., Catawba R., N.C.

= Elliptio complanata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus icterinus (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus-icterinus (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) icterinus Conrad, 1834 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) icterinus Conrad, 1834 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio datus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) datus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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