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 gracilentus Lea, 1857

Lea, 1857, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 85.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 58 [62], pl. 3, fig. 205.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85976, Catawba R., Gaston Co., N.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 gracilentus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) gracilentus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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