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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio pullata

nominal species Unio aquilus Lea, 1857

Lea, 1857, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 172.
Lea, 1858, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 92, pl. 20, fig. 72.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85993, Flint R., near Macon, Georgia.

= Elliptio pullata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2014
+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2011
+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000
+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1972
+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
- OMITTED — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio strigosus (Lea, 1840) — Clench & Turner, 1956
= Elliptio (s.s.) aquilus (Lea, 1857) — Frierson, 1927
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) aquilus Lea, 1857 — Simpson, 1914
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) aquilus Lea, 1857 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio (s.s.) aquilus Lea, 1857 — Paetel, 1890
= Unio aquilus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) aquilus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio jayensis var. æquillus [sic] Lea, 1857 — Sowerby, 1868
+ Unio jayensis Lea, 1838 — Sowerby, 1867

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