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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Eurynia dilatata

nominal species Obliquaria violacea Rafinesque, 1831

Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 75.
(new name for Unio (Eurynia) dilatata Rafinesque, 1820)

= Eurynia dilatata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Elliptio (Eurynia) nasutus nasutus (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio (Eurynaia [sic]) dilatatus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927
= Obliquaria violacea (Rafinesque, 1831) — Rafinesque, 1831

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