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 lecontianus Lea, 1838

Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 23. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 40, pl. 12, fig. 35.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84852, Canoochie R., Liberty Co., Ga.

= Elliptio congaraea

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio (s.s.) congaraeus (Lea, 1831) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) congaraea (Lea, 1831) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
= Elliptio (s.s.) lecontianus (Lea, 1838) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (s.s.) lecontianus (Lea, 1838) — Frierson, 1927
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) lecontianus Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1914
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) lecontianus Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio lecontianus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) lecontianus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio lecontianus Lea, 1838 — Sowerby, 1866
= Unio (Hyridella) lecontianus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Unio lecontianus Lea, 1838 — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) lecontianus (Lea) — Lea, 1852
= Unio lecontianus Lea — Hanley, 1843
= Margarita (Unio) lecontianus Lea — Lea, 1838
= Margarita (Unio) lecontianus — Lea, 1836

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