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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio complanata

nominal species Unio santeensis Lea, 1871

Lea, 1871, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 23: 193 [as ‘santeënsis’].
Lea, 1874, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8 [O. 13]: 20 [24], pl. 6, fig. 17.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85635, Santee Canal, S.C.

= Elliptio complanata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Elliptio (s.s.) raveneli (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio (s.s.) raveneli (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) obnubilus Lea, 1857 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) obnubilus Lea, 1857 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio santeensis Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

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