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 ablatus Lea, 1863

Lea, 1863, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
Lea, 1866, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 13 [17], pl. 4, fig. 10 [as ‘oblatus’].

= Elliptio icterina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Bieler, 2021
+ 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.) violaceus violaceus (Spengler, 1793) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) oblatus Lea, 1866 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) oblatus Lea, 1863 — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio oblatus Lea, 1863 — Lea, 1866

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