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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Fusconaia mitchelli

nominal species Unio (sec. Elliptio) mitchelli var. elongatus Simpson, 1914

Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 623.
(homonym of Unio elongata Lamarck, 1819; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio mitchelli Dall, 1895)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_251917, Guadalupe River, near Kerrville, Texas.

= Fusconaia mitchelli

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Fusconaia mitchelli (Simpson in Dall, 1895) — Smith et al., 2020
+ Quincuncina mitchelli (Simpson, 1896) — R.I. Johnson, 1999
+ Quincuncina mitchelli (Simpson in Dall, 1896) — Howells et al., 1996
+ Nephronaias (Sphenonaias) taumilapana (Conrad, 1855) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (Barynaias) tamaulipasensis-elongatus (Simpson, 1914) — Frierson, 1927
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) mitchelli var. elongatus n.v. — Simpson, 1914

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