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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio occulta

nominal species Unio rafinesquei Vanatta, 1915

Vanatta, 1915, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 67: 559.
(new name for Unio fuscatus Lea, 1843)

= Elliptio occulta

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio occulta (Lea, 1843) — Williams et al., 2014
+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975
- OMITTED — R.I. Johnson, 1970
= Elliptio rafinesquei (Vanatta, 1915) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922
= Unio rafinesquei n.n. — Vanatta, 1915

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