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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio icterina

nominal species Unio errans Lea, 1856

Lea, 1856, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 262.
Lea, 1858, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 60, pl. 9, fig. 42.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85541, Tobesaufkee Cr., near Macon, Ga.

= Elliptio icterina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Graf & Cummings, 2021
+ Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2017
= Elliptio errans (I. Lea, 1834) [sic] — ITIS, 2012
= Elliptio errans — Haag, 2012
= Elliptio errans (Lea, 1834) [sic] — IUCN, 2011
= Elliptio errans Lea, 1856 — Bogan, 2010
= Elliptio errans — Cummings & Graf, 2010
= Elliptio errans (Lea, 1856) — Graf & Cummings, 2007
= Elliptio errans (Lea, 1856) — Turgeon et al., 1998
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
= Elliptio (s.s.) errans (Lea, 1856) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (s.s.) errans (Lea, 1856) — Frierson, 1927
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) errans Lea, 1856 — Simpson, 1914
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) errans Lea, 1856 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio errans Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) errans (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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