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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Truncilla truncata

nominal species Unio elegans Lea, 1831

Lea, 1831, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4 [O. 1]: 83 [93], pl. 9, fig. 13.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84449, Cincinnati, Ohio.

= Truncilla truncata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — Watters et al., 2009
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — Williams et al., 2008
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque — Strayer & Jirka, 1997
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — Howells et al., 1996
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — Vidrine, 1993
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — Oesch, 1984
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — R.I. Johnson, 1980
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — Burch, 1975
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — Haas, 1969
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — Murray & Leonard, 1962
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — F.C. Baker, 1928
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — Frierson, 1927
+ Truncilla truncata (Rafinesque) — Ortmann, 1924
+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 — Ortmann & Walker, 1922
+ Amygdalonaias truncata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Ortmann, 1918
+ Amygdalonaias truncata (Rafinesque) — Utterback, 1916
= Plagiola elegans Lea — Vanatta, 1915
= Plagiola (Amygdalonaias) elegans (Lea, 1831) — Simpson, 1914
= Amygdalonajas [sic] elegans (Lea) — Ortmann, 1914
= Unio elegans Lea ! — de Gregorio, 1914
= Amygdalonajas [sic] elegans (Lea, 1831) — Ortmann, 1912
= Plagiola elegans (Lea) — Ortmann, 1910
= Plagiola (Amygdalonajas) [sic] elegans (Lea) — Ortmann, 1909
= Plagiola (Amygdalonaias) elegans (Lea, 1831) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio (s.s.) elegans Lea, 1831 — Call, 1900
= Unio elegans Lea — Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896
= Unio elegans Lea, 1830 — Call, 1895
= Unio elegans Lea — Singley, 1893
= Unio elegans Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Unio elegans Lea — Lewis, 1871
= Margaron (Unio) elegans (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio elegans Lea, 1831 — Sowerby, 1868
+ Unio truncatus Rafinesque — Küster, 1861
= Unio elegans Lea — Lapham, 1860
= Unio (Lampsilis) elegans Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
+ Unio truncatus Raf. — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) elegans (Lea) — Lea, 1852
= Unio elegans Lea — Hanley, 1843
= Margarita (Unio) elegans Lea — Lea, 1838
= Margarita (Unio) elegans (Lea, 1831) — Lea, 1836
+ Unio truncatus Raf. — Ferussac, 1835
= Unio elegans — Jay, 1835

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