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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio jayensis

nominal species Unio simpsoni B.H. Wright, 1888

B.H. Wright, 1888, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 117, pl. 5, fig. 1.
B.H. Wright, 1888, Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [5] [as ‘simpsonii’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151038, Lake Woodruff, Fla.

= Elliptio jayensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Williams et al., 2014
+ Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Williams et al., 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.) jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio (s.s.) jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) jayensis Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) jayensis Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio simpsonii [sic] Wright — B.H. Wright, 1888

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