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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio pullata

nominal species Unio tetricus Lea, 1857

Lea, 1857, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 170.
Lea, 1859, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 195 [13], pl. 22, fig. 78.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85655, Flint R., Albany, Ga.

= Elliptio pullata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2014
+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2011
+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000
+ Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 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.) tortivus (Lea, 1840) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio strigosus (Lea, 1840) — Clench & Turner, 1956
+ Elliptio (s.s.) tortivus (Lea, 1840) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivus Lea, 1840 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivus Lea, 1840 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio tetricus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) tetricus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio tetricus Lea — Küster, 1862

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