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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio congaraea

nominal species Unio waccamawensis Lea, 1863

Lea, 1863, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
Lea, 1866, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 16 [20], pl. 5, fig. 14.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84437, Waccamaw Lake, N. Carolina.

= Elliptio congaraea

Taxonomic Opinions

= Elliptio waccamawensis — Hauck et al., 2023
+ Elliptio congaraea (Lea, 1831) — Graf & Cummings, 2021
= Elliptio waccamawensis — Inoue et al., 2018
+ Elliptio congaraea (Lea, 1831) — Williams et al., 2017
= Elliptio waccamawensis (I. Lea, 1863) — ITIS, 2012
= Elliptio waccamawensis — Haag, 2012
= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — IUCN, 2011
= Elliptio waccamawensis Lea, 1863 — Bogan, 2010
= Elliptio waccamawensis — Cummings & Graf, 2010
= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Graf & Cummings, 2007
= Elliptio waccamawensis Lea, 1863 — Bogan, 2002
= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Turgeon et al., 1998
= Elliptio waccamawensis (I. Lea) — Williams et al., 1993
= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Turgeon et al., 1988
= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea) — Davis, 1984
= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea) — Davis & Fuller, 1981
= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Davis et al., 1981
= Elliptio (s.s.) waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Burch, 1975
= Elliptio (s.s.) waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
= Elliptio (s.s.) waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (s.s.) waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Frierson, 1927
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) waccamawensis Lea, 1863 — Simpson, 1914
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) waccamawensis Lea, 1863 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio waccamawensis Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) waccamawensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio waccamawensis Lea, 1863 — Lea, 1866

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