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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio arctata

nominal species Unio perlatus Lea, 1863

Lea, 1863, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
Lea, 1866, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 15 [19], pl. 4, fig. 13.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86006, Black Rock Landing, Cape Fear R., N.C.

= Elliptio arctata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834) — MolluscaBase, 2024
+ Elliptio (s.s.) arctata (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) arctata (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Elliptio (s.s.) perstriatus (Lea, 1852) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio (s.s.) perstriatus (Lea, 1852) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) perstriatus Lea, 1852 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) perstriatus Lea, 1852 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio perlatus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) perlatus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio perlatus Lea, 1863 — Lea, 1866

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