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 cuspidatus Lea, 1872

Lea, 1872, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 24: 159.
Lea, 1874, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8 [O. 13]: 43 [47], pl. 14, fig. 40.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_86014, Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Ga.

= 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.) violaceus icterinus (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus-icterinus (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) icterinus Conrad, 1834 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) icterinus Conrad, 1834 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio cuspidatus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

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