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Plesielliptio L. S. Russell, 1934 †
1496484 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1496484)
accepted
Genus
Elliptio (Plesielliptio) L. S. Russell, 1934 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Jilinoconcha Q.-H. Ma, 1989 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Protelliptio (Plesielliptio) L. S. Russell, 1934 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Plesielliptio abbreviatus (Stanton & Hatcher, 1905) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Unio abbreviatus Goldfuss, 1837)
- Species Plesielliptio altidorsalis Good, 1998 †
- Species Plesielliptio arizonensis (J. Henderson, 1934) †
- Species Plesielliptio brachyopisthus (C. A. White, 1876) †
- Species Plesielliptio levis Tolstikova, 1975 †
- Species Plesielliptio mendax (C. A. White, 1877) †
- Species Plesielliptio onariotis (C. Mayer, 1869) †
- Species Plesielliptio pictodesertis Good, 1998 †
- Species Plesielliptio postbiplicatus (Whitfield, 1903) †
- Species Plesielliptio priscus (Meek & Hayden, 1856) †
- Species Plesielliptio silberlingi (L. S. Russell, 1934) †
- Species Plesielliptio songhuaensis (Z.-W. Gu & J.-S. Yu, 1976) †
- Species Plesielliptio stantoni (C. A. White, 1907) †
- Species Plesielliptio subspatulatus (Meek & Hayden, 1857) †
- Species Plesielliptio supragibbosus (Whiteaves, 1885) †
- Species Plesielliptio transpacificus (Arnold & Hannibal, 1912) †
- Species Plesielliptio vetustus (Meek, 1860) †
- Species Plesielliptio wasatchensis (T. D. A. Cockerell, 1914) †
- Species Plesielliptio whitfieldi L. S. Russell, 1976 †
- Species Plesielliptio gibbosoides (Whitfield, 1907) † accepted as Plesielliptio stantoni (C. A. White, 1907) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Plesielliptio littoralacustris † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
fossil only
(of Elliptio (Plesielliptio) L. S. Russell, 1934 †) Russell, L.S. (1934). Reclassification of the fossil Unionidae (fresh-water mussels) of western Canada. <em>Canadian Field-Naturalist.</em> 48(1): 1-4., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28103645
page(s): 3 [details]
page(s): 3 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Plesielliptio L. S. Russell, 1934 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1496484 on 2025-04-30
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original description
(of Jilinoconcha Q.-H. Ma, 1989 †) Ma, Q.-H. (1989). Evolution, classification of Trigonioidacea (Bivalvia) in and its distribution in China. In: Palaeontological Society of China, Chinese Petroleum Society, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, et al. (eds) Selected Papers for Symposium on Cretaceous of South China. Nanjing, Nanjing University Press, pp. 249-294.
page(s): 259-260 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Elliptio (Plesielliptio) L. S. Russell, 1934 †) Russell, L.S. (1934). Reclassification of the fossil Unionidae (fresh-water mussels) of western Canada. <em>Canadian Field-Naturalist.</em> 48(1): 1-4., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28103645
page(s): 3 [details]
basis of record Young, R.A.; Hartman, J.H. (2014). Paleogene rim gravel of Arizona: Age and significance of the Music Mountain Formation <em>Geosphere</em>. 10(5): 870-891, available online at https://doi.org/10.1130/GES00971.1 [details]
additional source Araujo, R.; Schneider, S.; Roe, K. J.; Erpenbeck, D.; Machordom, A. (2016). The origin and phylogeny of Margaritiferidae (Bivalvia, Unionoida): a synthesis of molecular and fossil data. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 46(3): 289-307., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12217 [details]
page(s): 259-260 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Elliptio (Plesielliptio) L. S. Russell, 1934 †) Russell, L.S. (1934). Reclassification of the fossil Unionidae (fresh-water mussels) of western Canada. <em>Canadian Field-Naturalist.</em> 48(1): 1-4., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28103645
page(s): 3 [details]
basis of record Young, R.A.; Hartman, J.H. (2014). Paleogene rim gravel of Arizona: Age and significance of the Music Mountain Formation <em>Geosphere</em>. 10(5): 870-891, available online at https://doi.org/10.1130/GES00971.1 [details]
additional source Araujo, R.; Schneider, S.; Roe, K. J.; Erpenbeck, D.; Machordom, A. (2016). The origin and phylogeny of Margaritiferidae (Bivalvia, Unionoida): a synthesis of molecular and fossil data. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 46(3): 289-307., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12217 [details]
From editor or global species database
Classification Might be a Silesunionidae according to Araujo et al. (2016). [details]
