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Elliptio (Elliptio) niger (Rafinesque, 1820)
861663 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:861663)
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Species
- Subspecies Elliptio (Elliptio) niger incrassatus (I. Lea, 1840) accepted as Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck, 1819)
- Subspecies Elliptio (Elliptio) niger niger (Rafinesque, 1820) accepted as Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck, 1819)
(of Unio (Elliptio) nigra Rafinesque, 1820) Rafinesque C.S. (1820). Monographie des coquilles bivalves et fluviatiles de la Rivière Ohio, contenant douze genres et soixante-huit espéces. <em>Annales Générales des Sciences Physiques.</em> 5(5): 287-322, pls 80-82., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k991081/f2.image
page(s): 291, pl. 80 figs 1-4 [details]
page(s): 291, pl. 80 figs 1-4 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Elliptio (Elliptio) niger (Rafinesque, 1820). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=861663 on 2025-09-11
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(of Unio (Elliptio) nigra Rafinesque, 1820) Rafinesque C.S. (1820). Monographie des coquilles bivalves et fluviatiles de la Rivière Ohio, contenant douze genres et soixante-huit espéces. <em>Annales Générales des Sciences Physiques.</em> 5(5): 287-322, pls 80-82., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k991081/f2.image
page(s): 291, pl. 80 figs 1-4 [details]
page(s): 291, pl. 80 figs 1-4 [details]