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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio roanokensis

nominal species Unio roanoakensis Hanley, 1843

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Hanley, 1843, Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 199.
Sowerby, 1868, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 67, sp. 341.
(error for Unio roanokensis Lea, 1838)

= Elliptio roanokensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) roanokensis Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1900

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