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 raleighensis Lea, 1863

Lea, 1863, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 191.
Lea, 1866, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 6 [10], pl. 1, fig. 2.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85592, Neuse R., near Raleigh, N.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.) violaceus violaceus (Spengler, 1793) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (‘Solander’ Dillwyn, 1817) — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (Solander) Dillwyn, 1817 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio raleighensis Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) raleighensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio raleighensis Lea, 1863 — Lea, 1866

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