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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio arctata

nominal species Unio perstriatus Lea, 1852

Lea, 1852, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 5]: 255 [11], pl. 12, fig. 3.
Lea, 1852, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5: 252. [nomen nudum]
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85892, Abbeville, S.C.

= Elliptio arctata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834) — MolluscaBase, 2024
+ Elliptio (s.s.) arctata (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) arctata (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
= Elliptio (s.s.) perstriatus (Lea, 1852) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (s.s.) perstriatus (Lea, 1852) — Frierson, 1927
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) perstriatus Lea, 1852 — Simpson, 1914
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) perstriatus Lea, 1852 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio perstriatus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) perstriatus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio perstriatus Lea, 1852 — Sowerby, 1868
= Unio perstriatus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Unio perstriatus Lea, 1852 — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) perstriatus (Lea) — Lea, 1852

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