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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

The nominal species (available and otherwise) in this synonymy are listed by usage rather than strictly by publication date. The primary sorting order is by the most recent year (since 1969) that the species name was treated as valid, and then nominal species are sorted secondarily by publication year.

The taxonomic history of the valid species (since 1900) is listed at the bottom of the page.

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio

species Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856): nominal species
     11 specimens available.

Unio pullatus Lea, 1856
Lea, 1856, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 262 [as ‘pullatis’].
Lea, 1858, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 57, pl. 8, fig. 39.
(correct name for Unio pullatis Lea, 1856)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86020, creeks near Columbus, Ga.

Unio pullatusLea (1856), Küster (1861), Sowerby (1868), B.H. Wright (1888), de Gregorio (1914)
Margaron (Unio) pullatusLea (1870)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) tuomeyiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus-pullatusFrierson (1927)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus pullatusHaas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) icterinaR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio icterinaBrim Box & Williams (2000)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Haag (2012), Campbell & Lydeard (2012), ..., Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Bieler (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)

Unio pullatis Lea, 1856
Lea, 1856, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 262.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio pullatus Lea, 1856)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86020, creeks near Columbus, Ga.

Unio pullatisLea (1856)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) tuomeyiSimpson (1914)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus pullatusHaas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) icterinaR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio icterinaBrim Box & Williams (2000)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2014), Bieler (2021)

Unio aquilus Lea, 1857
Lea, 1857, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 172.
Lea, 1858, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 92, pl. 20, fig. 72.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85993, Flint R., near Macon, Georgia.

Unio aquilusLea (1857), B.H. Wright (1888)
Unio jayensisSowerby (1867)
Unio jayensis var. æquillusSowerby (1868)
Margaron (Unio) aquilusLea (1870)
Unio (s.s.) aquilusPaetel (1890)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) aquilusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) aquilusFrierson (1927)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) icterinaR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio icterinaBrim Box & Williams (2000)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Unio extensus Lea, 1857
Lea, 1857, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 31.
Lea, 1858, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 67, pl. 12, fig. 49.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85995, Dry Cr., Columbus, Ga.

Unio extensusLea (1857), B.H. Wright (1888)
Margaron (Unio) extensusLea (1870)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) angustatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) angustatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) lanceolataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Unio maconensis Lea, 1857
Lea, 1857, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 172.
Lea, 1858, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 93, pl. 20, fig. 73.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86004, Flint R., near Macon, Ga.

Unio maconensisLea (1857), B.H. Wright (1888)
Unio jayensisSowerby (1867)
Margaron (Unio) maconensisLea (1870)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) rostraeformisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) rostraeformisFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) lanceolataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Unio sublatus Lea, 1857
Lea, 1857, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 169.
Lea, 1858, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 82, pl. 16, fig. 62.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85897, Uchee Bar, Columbus, Ga.

Unio sublatusLea (1857), B.H. Wright (1888)
Margaron (Unio) sublatusLea (1870)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) tuomeyiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatusFrierson (1927)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceusHaas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) icterinaR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio icterinaBrim Box & Williams (2000)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Unio tetricus Lea, 1857
Lea, 1857, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 170.
Lea, 1859, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 195 [13], pl. 22, fig. 78.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85655, Flint R., Albany, Ga.

Unio tetricusLea (1857), Küster (1862), B.H. Wright (1888)
Margaron (Unio) tetricusLea (1870)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) tortivusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) icterinaR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio arctataParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Elliptio icterinaBrim Box & Williams (2000)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Unio roswellensis Lea, 1858
Lea, 1858, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 10: 165.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 205 [23], pl. 24, fig. 87.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85467, Chattahooche R., Roswell, Cobb Co., Ga.

Unio roswellensisLea (1858), B.H. Wright (1888), de Gregorio (1914)
Margaron (Unio) roswellensisLea (1870)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatusFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceusHaas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio complanataBrim Box & Williams (2000)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Unio verutus Lea, 1859
Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 171.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 335 [17], pl. 53, fig. 160.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85899, Flat Rock Cr., near Columbus, Ga.

Unio verutusLea (1859), B.H. Wright (1888)
Margaron (Unio) verutusLea (1870)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) tuomeyiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus-tuomeyiFrierson (1927)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus tuomeyiHaas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) icterinaR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio icterinaBrim Box & Williams (2000)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Unio viridiradiatus Lea, 1859
Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 154.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 336 [18], pl. 53, fig. 161.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86018, Big Uchee R., bel. Columbus, Ga.

Unio viridiradiatusLea (1859), B.H. Wright (1888)
Margaron (Unio) viridiradiatusLea (1870)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) tuomeyiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatusFrierson (1927)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceusHaas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) icterinaR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio icterinaBrim Box & Williams (2000)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Unio bullatus Küster, 1862
‘Lea’ Küster, 1862, Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 311.
(error for Unio pullatus Lea, 1856)

Unio bullatusKüster (1862)

Unio mercerii Lea, 1862
Lea, 1862, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 209 [31], pl. 31, fig. 278.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86057, Lee Co., Flint Dr., Ga.

Unio merceriiLea (1862), B.H. Wright (1888)
Margaron (Unio) merceriiLea (1870)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) icterinaR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio arctataParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Elliptio icterinaBrim Box & Williams (2000)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Unio jayensis var. aequillus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 67, sp. 343 [as ‘æquillus’].
(error for Unio aquilus Lea, 1857)

Unio jayensis var. aequillusSowerby (1868)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) jayensisSimpson (1900)

Unio singularis B.H. Wright, 1899
B.H. Wright, 1899, Nautilus 13: 75.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_159988, Spring Cr., Decatur Co., Ga.

Unio singularisB.H. Wright (1899)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) singularisSimpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) erransFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) icterinaR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio icterinaBrim Box & Williams (2000)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (sec. Elliptio) tuomeyiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) aquilusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) angustatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) rostraeformisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) jayensisSimpson (1900)
Unio pullatusde Gregorio (1914)
Unio roswellensisde Gregorio (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) singularisSimpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus-pullatusFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) aquilusFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) angustatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) rostraeformisFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatusFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) tortivusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus-tuomeyiFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) erransFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus pullatusHaas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceusHaas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus tuomeyiHaas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) icterinaR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio (s.s.) lanceolataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio arctataParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Elliptio icterinaBrim Box & Williams (2000)
Elliptio complanataBrim Box & Williams (2000)
Elliptio pullataWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Haag (2012), Campbell & Lydeard (2012), ..., Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Bieler (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)

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