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 mercerii Lea, 1862

Lea, 1862, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 209 [31], pl. 31, fig. 278.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86057, Lee Co., Flint Dr., 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.) arctatus (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio strigosus (Lea, 1840) — Clench & Turner, 1956
+ Elliptio (s.s.) arctatus (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivus Lea, 1840 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivus Lea, 1840 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio mercerii Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) mercerii (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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