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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio icterina

nominal species Unio geddingsianus Lea, 1840

Lea, 1840, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1: 285.
Lea, 1842, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 202 [40], pl. 11, fig. 15.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85650, Congaree R., S.C.

= Elliptio icterina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio cylindracea Frierson, 1927 — IUCN, 2011
+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1972
+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
= Elliptio (s.s.) geddingsianus (Lea, 1840) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (s.s.) geddingsianus (Lea, 1840) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) confertus Lea, 1834 — Simpson, 1914
- NO OPINION — de Gregorio, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) confertus Lea, 1834 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio geddingsianus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) geddingsianus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio (Niäa) geddingsianus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Unio geddingsianus Lea, 1841 — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) geddingsianus (Lea) — Lea, 1852

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