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Elliptio complanata ([Lightfoot], 1786)

To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Unio provancheriana. Provancher, 1890. Le Naturaliste 20 (10): 171-172, not figured  - catalog no. 63094)
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160340  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160340)

accepted
Species
Elliptio complanatus ([Lightfoot], 1786) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Margarita (Unio) griffithianus (I. Lea, 1834) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margarita (Unio) jejunus (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margarita (Unio) paliatus I. Lea, 1836 · unaccepted (Nomen nudum)
Margaron (Unio) griffithianus (I. Lea, 1834) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margaron (Unio) jejunus (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margaron (Unio) paliatus (I. Lea, 1836) · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Unio (Arconaia) provancheriana Pilsbry, 1890 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Unio catawbensis I. Lea, 1857 · unaccepted (unnecessary replacement name for...)  
unnecessary replacement name for Unio wheatleyi I. Lea, 1857
Unio complanatus ([Lightfoot], 1786) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Unio errans I. Lea, 1857 · unaccepted (original combination)
Unio humerosoides I. Lea, 1868 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Unio indefinilus I. Lea, 1863 · unaccepted (synonym)
Unio indefinitus "I. Lea, 1866" · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling )
Unio indefinitus F. Haas, 1969 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation of Unio...)  
unjustified emendation of Unio indefinilus I. Lea, 1863
Unio postellii I. Lea, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Unio purpureus Say, 1817 · unaccepted (original combination)
Unio roanokoides I. Lea, 1868 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Unio wheatleyi I. Lea, 1857 · unaccepted (junior synonym; unnecessarily...)  
junior synonym; unnecessarily replaced by Unio catawbensis I. Lea, 1857
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mya complanata [Lightfoot], 1786) Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Dutchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. <em>[book].</em> London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464
page(s): 100, no. 2190 [details]   
Distribution North America  
Distribution North America [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Elliptio complanata ([Lightfoot], 1786). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160340 on 2023-06-06
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original description  (of Mya complanata [Lightfoot], 1786) Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Dutchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. <em>[book].</em> London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464
page(s): 100, no. 2190 [details]   

original description  (of Unio indefinilus I. Lea, 1863) Lea, I. (1863). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15: 191-194 [after 28 July 1863; before 27 October 1863]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958455
page(s): 192 [details]   

original description  (of Unio errans I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Description of eleven new species of exotic uniones, from Georgia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8(6): 262-263 [dated as 1856 by Scudder (1885: 71) but earliest acknowledged receipt documented by Fox (1913: xi) for number 8(5) was 25 April 1857]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1935317
page(s): 262  [details]   

original description  (of Unio infuscus I. Lea, 1872) Lea, I. (1872). Descriptions of twenty-nine species of Unionidae from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 155-161 [3 September 1872]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1693462
page(s): 160 [details]   

original description  (of Unio savannahensis I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Descriptions of twenty-seven new species of uniones from Georgia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 169-172 [after 30 June 1857, possibly published in 1858]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6330435
page(s): 169 [details]   

original description  (of Unio jejunus I. Lea, 1838) Lea, I. (1838). Description of new freshwater and land shells. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> new ser., 6: 1-154, plates 1-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26881423
page(s): 9, pl. 4, fig. 9 [details]   

original description  (of Unio quadrilaterus I. Lea, 1863) Lea, I. (1863). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15: 191-194 [after 28 July 1863; before 27 October 1863]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958455
page(s): 191 [details]   

original description  (of Unio insulsus I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Description of twelve new species of naïades from North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 85-86 [after 31 March 1857; before 7 January 1858]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6330349
page(s): 86 [details]   

original description  (of Unio raleighensis I. Lea, 1863) Lea, I. (1863). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15: 191-194 [after 28 July 1863; before 27 October 1863]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958455
page(s): 191 [details]   

original description  (of Unio chathamensis I. Lea, 1863) Lea, I. (1863). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15: 191-194 [after 28 July 1863; before 27 October 1863]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958455
page(s): 191 [details]   

original description  (of Unio nubilus I. Lea, 1868) Lea, I. (1868). Descriptions of seven new species of <i>Unio</i> from North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 20: 160-161 [after 30 June 1868, before 2 December 1868]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9768309
page(s): 161 [details]   

original description  (of Unio raeensis I. Lea, 1859) Lea, I. (1859). Descriptions of twelve new species of uniones, from Georgia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 11:170-172 [after 28 June 1859; before 10 January 1860]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1653108
page(s): 171 [details]   

original description  (of Unio irwinensis I. Lea, 1872) Lea, I. (1872). Descriptions of twenty-nine species of Unionidae from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 155-161 [3 September 1872]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1693462
page(s): 159 [details]   

original description  (of Unio weldonensis I. Lea, 1863) Lea, I. (1863). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15: 191-194 [after 28 July 1863; before 27 October 1863]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958455
page(s): 191 [details]   

original description  (of Unio beaverensis I. Lea, 1868) Lea, I. (1868). Descriptions of seven new species of <i>Unio</i> from North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 20: 160-161 [after 30 June 1868, before 2 December 1868]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9768309
page(s): 161 [details]   

original description  (of Unio postellii I. Lea, 1858) Lea, I. (1858). Descriptions of twelve new species of uniones and other fresh-water shells of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 10: 165-166 [after 14 September]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47535758
page(s): 165 [details]   

original description  (of Unio abbevillensis I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Description of eight new species of naïades from various parts of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 84 [after 31 March 1857, before 7 January 1858]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6330348
page(s): 84 [details]   

original description  (of Unio neusensis I. Lea, 1858) Lea, I. (1858). Descriptions of new species of <i>Unio</i>, from Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 10: 40-41 [after 30 March; before 19 April]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47535580
page(s): 41 [details]   

original description  (of Unio percoarctatus I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Description of twelve new species of naïades from North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 85-86 [after 31 March 1857; before 7 January 1858]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6330349
page(s): 85 [details]   

original description  (of Unio datus I. Lea, 1868) Lea, I. (1868). Descriptions of seven new species of <i>Unio</i> from North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 20: 160-161 [after 30 June 1868, before 2 December 1868]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9768309
page(s): 161 [details]   

original description  (of Unio catawbensis I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Proposed […] change of the name of <i>Unio umbrosus</i> and <i>Unio Wheatleyi</i>, to <i>U. umbrans</i> and <i>U. Catawbensis</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 104 [after 28 April 1857; possibly published in 1858]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6330368
page(s): 104 [details]   

original description  (of Unio rostrum I. Lea, 1862) Lea, I. (1862). Descriptions of eleven new species of the genus <i>Unio</i> from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 13: 391-393 [after 31 December 1861; before 31 March 1862]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1683520
page(s): 391 [details]   

original description  (of Unio curatus I. Lea, 1863) Lea, I. (1863). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15: 191-194 [after 28 July 1863; before 27 October 1863]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958455
page(s): 193 [details]   

original description  (of Unio santeensis I. Lea, 1871) Lea, I. (1871). Descriptions of twenty new species of uniones of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 23: 189-193 [24 October 1871]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5512017
page(s): 193 [details]   

original description  (of Unio purpureus Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817). Conchology. - In: Nicholson, W.: American edition of the British Encyclopedia, or, dictionary of arts and sciences comprising an accurate and popular view of the present improved state of human knowledge. First Edition, A-3 - C-6 [= 1-20], pl. [1-4].
page(s): [unpaginated], pl. 3, fig. 1. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Unio carinifera Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]   

original description  (of Unio coarctata Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]   

original description  (of Unio georgina Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]   

original description  (of Unio glabrata Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]   

original description  (of Unio purpurascens Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]   

original description  (of Unio rarisulcata Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]   

original description  (of Unio rhombula Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]   

original description  (of Unio sulcidens Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]   

original description  (of Unio virginiana Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome 6(1): vi + 343 pp. Paris: published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441 [details]   

original description  (of Unio griffithianus I. Lea, 1834) Lea, I. (1834). Observations on the naïades; and descriptions of new species of that, and other families. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> (NS) 5: 23-119, pls 1-19 [August or September 1834]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35957690
page(s): 103, pl. 15, fig. 46 [details]   

original description  (of Unio fuliginosus I. Lea, 1845) Lea, I. (1845). Descriptions of new fresh water and land shells. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 4(33): 162-168 [5 December 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33100618
page(s): 164 [details]   

original description  (of Unio cuvierianus I. Lea, 1852) Lea, I. (1852). Descriptions of new species of the family Unionidae. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> (NS) 10(2): 253-294, plates 12-29 [1 June 1852, teste Scudder (1885: 57)]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4529783
page(s): 263, pl. 16, fig. 16 [details]   

original description  (of Unio geminus I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Description of eleven new species of exotic uniones, from Georgia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8(6): 262-263 [dated as 1856 by Scudder (1885: 71) but earliest acknowledged receipt documented by Fox (1913: xi) for number 8(5) was 25 April 1857]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1935317
page(s): 262 [details]   

original description  (of Unio vicinus I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Description of eleven new species of exotic uniones, from Georgia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8(6): 262-263 [dated as 1856 by Scudder (1885: 71) but earliest acknowledged receipt documented by Fox (1913: xi) for number 8(5) was 25 April 1857]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1935317
page(s): 262 [details]   

original description  (of Unio contractus I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Description of twelve new species of naïades from North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 85-86 [after 31 March 1857; before 7 January 1858]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6330349
page(s): 86 [details]   

original description  (of Unio spadiceus I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Description of twelve new species of naïades from North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 85-86 [after 31 March 1857; before 7 January 1858]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6330349
page(s): 86 [details]   

original description  (of Unio subflavus I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Descriptions of twenty-seven new species of uniones from Georgia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 169-172 [after 30 June 1857, possibly published in 1858]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6330435
page(s): 170 [details]   

original description  (of Unio virens I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Descriptions of twenty-seven new species of uniones from Georgia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 169-172 [after 30 June 1857, possibly published in 1858]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6330435
page(s): 169 [details]   

original description  (of Unio wheatleyi I. Lea, 1857) Lea, I. (1857). Description of twelve new species of naïades from North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 9: 85-86 [after 31 March 1857; before 7 January 1858]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6330349
page(s): 85 [details]   

original description  (of Unio exactus I. Lea, 1858) Lea, I. (1858). Descriptions of new species of <i>Unio</i>, from Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 10: 40-41 [after 30 March; before 19 April]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47535580
page(s): 41 [details]   

original description  (of Unio purus I. Lea, 1858) Lea, I. (1858). Descriptions of new species of <i>Unio</i>, from Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 10: 40-41 [after 30 March; before 19 April]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47535580
page(s): 41 [details]   

original description  (of Unio baldwinensis I. Lea, 1859) Lea, I. (1859). Descriptions of twelve new species of uniones, from Georgia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 11:170-172 [after 28 June 1859; before 10 January 1860]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1653108
page(s): 170 [details]   

original description  (of Unio burkensis I. Lea, 1859) Lea, I. (1859). Descriptions of eight new species of Unionidae, from Georgia, Mississippi and Texas. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 11: 112-113 [10 May 1859]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1653050
page(s): 112 [details]   

original description  (of Unio decumbens I. Lea, 1861) Lea, I. (1861). Descriptions of twenty-five new species of Unionidae from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Florida. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 13: 38-41 [19 March 1861]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1683167
page(s): 40 [details]   

original description  (of Unio northamptonensis I. Lea, 1862) Lea, I. (1862). Descriptions of eleven new species of the genus <i>Unio</i> from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 13: 391-393 [after 31 December 1861; before 31 March 1862]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1683520
page(s): 392 [details]   

original description  (of Unio squameus I. Lea, 1862) Lea, I. (1862). Descriptions of eleven new species of the genus <i>Unio</i> from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 13: 391-393 [after 31 December 1861; before 31 March 1862]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1683520
page(s): 391 [details]   

original description  (of Unio aberrans I. Lea, 1863) Lea, I. (1863). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15: 191-194 [after 28 July 1863; before 27 October 1863]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958455
page(s): 191 [details]   

original description  (of Unio gastonensis I. Lea, 1863) Lea, I. (1863). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15: 191-194 [after 28 July 1863; before 27 October 1863]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958455
page(s): 191 [details]   

original description  (of Unio mecklenbergensis I. Lea, 1863) Lea, I. (1863). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15: 191-194 [after 28 July 1863; before 27 October 1863]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958455
page(s): 191 [details]   

original description  (of Unio mediocris I. Lea, 1863) Lea, I. (1863). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15: 191-194 [after 28 July 1863; before 27 October 1863]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958455
page(s): 191 [details]   

original description  (of Unio perlucens I. Lea, 1863) Lea, I. (1863). Descriptions of twenty-four new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15: 191-194 [after 28 July 1863; before 27 October 1863]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958455
page(s): 193 [details]   

original description  (of Unio protensus I. Lea, 1865) Lea, I. (1865). Descriptions of eight new species of <i>Unio</i> of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 17: 88-89 [after 30 May 1865, before 7 August 1865]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1682147
page(s): 88 [details]   

original description  (of Unio humerosus I. Lea, 1868) Lea, I. (1868). Descriptions of seven new species of <i>Unio</i> from North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 20: 160-161 [after 30 June 1868, before 2 December 1868]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9768309
page(s): 161 [details]   

original description  (of Unio tortuosus G. B. Sowerby II, 1868) Reeve, L. A. & Sowerby, G. B. II. (1864-1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Unio</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16, pl 1- and unpaginated text. L. Reeve, London. Publication dates: pls 2-13 [Aug 1864], 14 [Sep 1864], 15-18 [Nov 1864], 19-20 [Jan 1865], 21-25 [Apr 1865], 26-30 [Jun 1865; pl. 30 as “1856”], 31-38 [Mar 1866], 39-42 [May 1866], 43-46 [Aug 1866], 47-54 [Nov 1866], 55-56 [Jun 1867], 57-60 [Sep 1867], 61-68 [Jan 1868], 69-76 [Mar 1868], 77-84 [Jul 1868], 85-93 [Sep 1868], 1, 94-96, Errata & Remarks [Oct 1868, by G. B. Sowerby II]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133053
page(s): pl. 65, fig. 330 [details]   

original description  (of Unio uhareensis I. Lea, 1868) Lea, I. (1868). Description of sixteen new species of the genus <i>Unio</i> of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 20: 143-145 [after 28 April 1868, before 9 November 1868]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9768292
page(s): 145 [details]   

original description  (of Unio amplus I. Lea, 1872) Lea, I. (1872). Descriptions of twenty-nine species of Unionidae from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 155-161 [3 September 1872]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1693462
page(s): 157 [details]   

original description  (of Unio curvatus I. Lea, 1872) Lea, I. (1872). Descriptions of twenty-nine species of Unionidae from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 155-161 [3 September 1872]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1693462
page(s): 159 [details]   

original description  (of Unio differtus I. Lea, 1872) Lea, I. (1872). Descriptions of twenty-nine species of Unionidae from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 155-161 [3 September 1872]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1693462
page(s): 158 [details]   

original description  (of Unio dissimilis I. Lea, 1872) Lea, I. (1872). Descriptions of twenty-nine species of Unionidae from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 155-161 [3 September 1872]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1693462
page(s): 161 [details]   

original description  (of Unio ligatus I. Lea, 1872) Lea, I. (1872). Descriptions of twenty-nine species of Unionidae from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 155-161 [3 September 1872]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1693462
page(s): 157 [details]   

original description  (of Unio oblongus I. Lea, 1872) Lea, I. (1872). Descriptions of twenty-nine species of Unionidae from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 155-161 [3 September 1872]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1693462
page(s): 158 [details]   

original description  (of Unio ratus I. Lea, 1872) Lea, I. (1872). Descriptions of twenty-nine species of Unionidae from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 155-161 [3 September 1872]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1693462
page(s): 160 [details]   

original description  (of Unio subparallelus I. Lea, 1872) Lea, I. (1872). Descriptions of twenty-nine species of Unionidae from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 155-161 [3 September 1872]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1693462
page(s): 158 [details]   

original description  (of Unio subsquamosus I. Lea, 1872) Lea, I. (1872). Descriptions of twenty-nine species of Unionidae from the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 24: 155-161 [3 September 1872]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1693462
page(s): 160 [details]   

original description  (of Unio cirratus I. Lea, 1874) Lea, I. (1874). Description of seven new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 25: 422-423 [17 February 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1967045
page(s): 422 [details]   

original description  (of Unio infulgens I. Lea, 1874) Lea, I. (1874). Description of seven new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 25: 422-423 [17 February 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1967045
page(s): 422 [details]   

original description  (of Unio subolivaceus I. Lea, 1874) Lea, I. (1874). Description of seven new species of Unionidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 25: 422-423 [17 February 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1967045
page(s): 422 [details]   

original description  (of Unio (Arconaia) provancheriana Pilsbry, 1890) Pilsbry, H. A. (1890). Une <i>Unio</i> nouvelle. <em>Le Naturaliste Canadien.</em> 20(10):171-172., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7591365
page(s): 171-172 [details]   

original description  (of Unio indefinitus F. Haas, 1969) Haas, F. (1969). Superfamilia Unionacea. In: R. Mertens, W. Hennig & H. Wermuth (eds.). <i>Das Tierreich. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen</i>. Lieferung 88: X + 663 pp. Berlin (Walter de Gruyter) [January]. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=VSwgAAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 235 [details]   

original description  (of Unio humerosoides I. Lea, 1868 †) Lea, I. (1868). Descriptions of Unionidae from the Lower Cretaceous Formation of New Jersey. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 20: 162-164 [after 30 June 1868, before 2 December 1868]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9768311
page(s): 163-164 [details]   

original description  (of Unio roanokoides I. Lea, 1868 †) Lea, I. (1868). Descriptions of Unionidae from the Lower Cretaceous Formation of New Jersey. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 20: 162-164 [after 30 June 1868, before 2 December 1868]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9768311
page(s): 164 [details]   

basis of record Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Graf, D. & Cummings, K. (2007). Review of the systematics and global diversity of freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 73(4): 291-314. [details]   

additional source InvertEBase. (2015). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org).  [details]   
 
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Distribution North America [details]

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Reproduction separate sexes, usually not dimorphic in shell structure; fertilization occurs within the mantle cavity anf young hatch as pelagic larvae (generalized for group) [details]
LanguageName 
English Eastern Elliptio  [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Unio provancheriana. Provancher, 1890. Le Naturaliste 20 (10): 171-172, not figured  - catalog no. 63094)
To ANSP Malacology ...
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To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Unio indefinitus. Lea, 1863. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15: 192  - catalog no. 126969)
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To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Unio northamptonensis. Lea, 1861. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 392  - catalog no. 41372)
To ANSP Malacology ...
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To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Unio nubilus. Lea, 1868. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20: 161  - catalog no. 126992)
To ANSP Malacology ...
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To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Unio datus. Lea, 1868. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20: 161  - catalog no. 127085)
To ANSP Malacology ...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Unio infulgens. Lea, 1873. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 25: 422  - catalog no. 126985)
To ANSP Malacology ...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Unio percoarctatus. Lea, 1857. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 9: 85  - catalog no. 127004)
To ANSP Malacology ...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Unio sunsquamosus. Lea, 1872. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 24: 160  - catalog no. 126999)
To ANSP Malacology ...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To Conchology (Elliptio complanata)
To Conchology (Elli...
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 84856 Unio geminus)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85003 Unio purus)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85076 Unio perlucens)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85097 Unio datus)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85251 Unio spadiceus Holotype)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85382 Unio ratus)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85385 Unio quadrilaterus)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85387 Unio yadkinensis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85388 Unio indefinitus Holotype)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85399 Unio differtus)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85401 Unio cuvierianus)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85403 Unio infulgens Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85407 Unio weldonensis)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85414 Unio humerosus)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85417 Unio nubilus)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85418 Unio subparallelus)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85419 Unio mecklenbergensis)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85420 Unio baldwinensis)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85465 Unio neusensis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85470 Unio postellii)
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[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85475 Unio jejunus)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85527 Unio northamptonensis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85529 Unio percoarctatus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85530 Unio squameus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85541 Unio errans Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85543 Unio vicinus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85544 Unio virens Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85547 Unio catwbensus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85556 Unio rostrum Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85557 Unio subsquamousus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85562 Unio subflavus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
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To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85564 Unio subolivaceus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85571 Unio raeensis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85572 Unio oblongus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85576 Unio uhareensis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85583 Unio abbevillensis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85584 Unio cirratus Holotype)
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[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85587 Unio infuscus Holotype)
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[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85590 Unio ligatus Holotype)
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[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85592 Unio raleighensis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85598 Unio beaverensis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 855998 Unio burkensis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85600 Unio aberrans Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85610 Unio griffithianus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85611 Unio mediocris Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85635 Unio santeensis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85644 Unio insulsus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85665 Unio fuliginosus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85672 Unio chathamensis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85680 Unio irwinensis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 85994 Unio protensus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86019 Unio dissimilis Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86102 Unio contractus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86150 Unio decumbens Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (IZMOL 85550 Unio curvatus Holotype)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio baldwinensis Lea, 1859 USNM 85420)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio burkensis Lea, 1859    USNM 85998)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio catawbensis Lea,1861    USNM 85547)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio contractus Lea, 1857    USNM 86102)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio cuvierianus Lea, 1852 USNM 85401)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio datus Lea, 1868 USNM 85097)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio differtus Lea, 1872 USNM 85399)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio errans Lea, 1856    USNM 85541)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio gastonensis Holotype USNM 85409)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio gastonensis Lea, 1863 USNM 85409)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio humerosus Lea, 1868 USNM 85414)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio indefinitus Lea, 1863     Holotype USNM 85388)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio infulgens Lea, 1874 USNM 85403)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio jejunus Lea, 1838 USNM 85475)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio mecklenbergensis Lea, 1863 USNM 85419)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio neusensis Lea, 1858 USNM 85465)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio northamptonensis Lea, 1861 USNM 85527)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio nubilus Lea, 1868 USNM 85417)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio percoarctatus Lea, 1857 USNM 85529)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio postellii Lea, 1858 USNM 85470)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio protensus Lea, 1865    USNM 85994)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio quadrilaterus Lea, 1863     Holotype USNM 85385)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio ratus Lea, 1872     Holotype USNM 85382)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio squameus Lea, 1861    USNM 85530)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio subparallelus Lea, 1872 USNM 85418)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio subsquamosus Lea, 1872     USNM 85557)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio virens Lea, 1857    USNM 85544)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio weldonensis Lea, 1863 USNM 85407)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]

To NMNH Extant Collection (Unio yadkinensis Lea, 1872     Holotype USNM 85387)
To NMNH Extant Coll...
[hosted externally; from synonym]


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