Elliptoideus sloatianus

Elliptoideus sloatianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Unionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Bivalvia Subclassis: Palaeoheterodonta Ordo: Unionida Superfamilia: Unionoidea

Familia: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptoideus
Species: Elliptoideus sloatianus

Name

Elliptoideus sloatianus (I. Lea, 1840)

Synonyms

• Elliptio (Elliptoideus) sloatianus (I. Lea, 1840)
• Elliptio aratus (Conrad, 1849)
• Elliptio sloatianus (I. Lea, 1840)
• Margaron (Unio) atromarginatus (I. Lea, 1840)
• Margaron (Unio) sloatianus (I. Lea, 1840)
• Nephronaias (Elliptoideus) sloatiana (I. Lea, 1840)
• Unio (Elliptio) sloatianus I. Lea, 1840
• Unio aratus Conrad, 1849
• Unio atromarginatus I. Lea, 1840
• Unio plectophorus Conrad, 1849
• Unio plectrophorus Conrad, 1849
• Unio sloatianus I. Lea, 1840: 287 (Original combination)

References

Primary references

• Lea, I. 1840. Descriptions of new fresh water and land shells. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 1(13): 284–289. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Elliptoideus sloatianus – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
• Elliptoideus sloatianus in the World Register of Marine Species

Vernacular names

English: Purple Bankclimber

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