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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Eurynia dilatata

nominal species Elliptio dilatata var. sterkii Grier, 1918

Grier, 1918, Nautilus 32(1): 9.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Eurynia) dilatata Rafinesque, 1820)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) CM_61.4628, Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

= Eurynia dilatata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997
+ Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1980
+ Elliptio (s.s.) dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (Eurynia) nasutus nasutus (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio dilatatus sterkii Grier, 1918 — F.C. Baker, 1928
- OMITTED — Frierson, 1927

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