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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

nominal species Unio spatulatus Lea, 1845

Lea, 1845, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4: 164.
Lea, 1848, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 4]: 80 [54], pl. 8, figs. 22.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_84982, Rock R., Wis.

= Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Venustaconcha ellipsiformis (Conrad, 1836) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Venustaconcha ellipsiformis (Conrad) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997
+ Venustaconcha ellipsiformis ellipsiformis (Conrad, 1836) — Oesch, 1984
+ Lampsilis (Venustaconcha) ellipsiformis (Conrad, 1836) — Haas, 1969
+ Ligumia (Micromya) ellipsiformis (Conrad, 1836) — F.C. Baker, 1928
+ Lampsilis (Venusta) ellipsiformis (Conrad, 1836) — Frierson, 1927
+ Nephronaias ellipsiformis (Conrad) — Utterback, 1916
+ Lampsilis (Eurynia) ellipsiformis (Conrad, 1836) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) ellipsiformis Conrad — Simpson, 1900
= Unio (s.s.) spatulatus Lea, 1845 — Call, 1900
= Unio spatulatus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) spatulatus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio spatulatus Lea, 1845 — Sowerby, 1868
= Unio spathulatus [sic] Lea — Küster, 1862
= Unio (Hyridella) spatulatus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Unio spatulatus Lea, 1845 — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) spatulatus (Lea) — Lea, 1852

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