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 lucidus Lea, 1863

Lea, 1863, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 192.
Lea, 1866, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 9 [13], pl. 2, fig. 6.
(homonym of Unio (Anodontes) lucida d’Orbigny, 1835)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85242, Livingston Cr., Brunswick Co., N.C.

= Elliptio icterina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ 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.) lucidus (Lea, 1863) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (s.s.) lucidus (Lea, 1863) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) insulsus Lea, 1857 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) insulsus Lea, 1857 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio lucidus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) lucidus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio lucidus Lea, 1863 — Lea, 1866

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