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 fulvus Lea, 1834

Lea, 1834, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 96 [208], pl. 13, fig. 39.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85679, S.C.

= 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.) congaraeus (Lea, 1831) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio (s.s.) congaraeus (Lea, 1831) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) congaraeus Lea, 1831 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) congaraeus Lea, 1831 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio fulvus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) fulvus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio fulvus Lea, 1834 — Sowerby, 1868
= Unio (Niäa) fulvus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
+ Unio icterinus Con. — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) fulvus (Lea) — Lea, 1852
= Unio fulvus Lea — Hanley, 1843
= Margarita (Unio) fulvus Lea — Lea, 1838
= Margarita (Unio) fulvus (Lea, 1834) — Lea, 1836
= Unio fulvus Lea — Ferussac, 1835

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