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 hepaticus Lea, 1859

Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 154.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 348 [30], pl. 57, fig. 173.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85559, Salkehatchie R., S. Carolina.

= Elliptio icterina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Graf & Cummings, 2021
+ Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2017
= Elliptio hepatica (I. Lea, 1859) — ITIS, 2012
= Elliptio hepatica — Haag, 2012
= Elliptio hepatica Lea, 1859 — Bogan, 2010
= Elliptio hepatica — Cummings & Graf, 2010
= Elliptio hepatica (Lea, 1859) — Graf & Cummings, 2007
= Elliptio hepatica (Lea, 1859) — Turgeon et al., 1998
+ 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.) hepaticus (Lea, 1859) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (s.s.) hepaticus (Lea, 1859) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) obnubilus Lea, 1857 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) obnubilus Lea, 1857 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio hepaticus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) hepaticus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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