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 Margarita (Unio) paliatus Lea, 1836

“Ravenel’s letter” Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 31. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1852, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 33. [nomen nudum]
‘Ravenel’s Letter’ Lea, 1870, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53. [nomen nudum]
Type(s): NOMEN NUDUM USNM_85658, Santee Canal, S.C.

= Elliptio complanata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) errans Lea, 1856 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) errans Lea, 1856 — Simpson, 1900
= Margaron (Unio) paliatus (Ravenel’s letter) — Lea, 1870
= Unio paliatus Lea, 1845 — Conrad, 1853
+ Unio confertus Lea — Hanley, 1843
= Margarita (Unio) paliatus Ravenel’s letter — Lea, 1838
= Margarita (Unio) paliatus “Ravenel’s letter” Lea, 1836 — Lea, 1836

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