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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Quadrulini | Quadrulina | Quadrula quadrula

nominal species Unio asperrimus Lea, 1831

image of type lot

Unio asperrimus Lea, 1831 = Quadrula quadrula

specimen image from publicationLea, 1831. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4 [O. 1]: 71 [81], pl. 5, fig. 3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84174, Cincinnati, Ohio.

= Quadrula quadrula

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — Lopes-Lima et al., 2019

+ Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — Howells et al., 1996

+ Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — Vidrine, 1993

+ Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — Oesch, 1984

+ Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

+ Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — Burch, 1975

+ Quadrula (s.s.) quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969

+ Quadrula (s.s.) quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — F.C. Baker, 1928

+ Quadrula (s.s.) quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927

+ Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922

+ Quadrula quadrula Rafinesque — Utterback, 1915

+ Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) lachrymosa [sic] (Lea, 1828) — Simpson, 1914

= Unio asperrimus Lea — de Gregorio, 1914

+ Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) lachrymosa [sic] (Lea, 1828) — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio (s.s.) lachrymosus [sic] Lea, 1828 — Call, 1900

= Unio asperrimus Lea — Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896

+ Unio lachrymosus [sic] Lea, 1827 — Call, 1895

= Unio asperrimus Lea — Singley, 1893

+ Unio (sec. Quadrula) quadrulus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Paetel, 1890

= Unio asperrimus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Margaron (Unio) asperrimus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

+ Unio quadratus [sic] (Rafinesque, 1820) — Reeve, 1864

+ Unio quadrulus Rafinesque — Küster, 1861

= Unio (Quadrula) asperrimus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857

+ Unio quadrulus Raf. — Conrad, 1853

= Margaron (Unio) asperrimus (Lea) — Lea, 1852

= Unio asperrimus Lea — Hanley, 1843

+ Unio quadrulus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Conrad, 1840

= Margarita (Unio) asperrimus Lea — Lea, 1838

= Margarita (Unio) asperrimus (Lea, 1831) — Lea, 1836

+ Unio quadrulus Raf. — Ferussac, 1835

= Unio asperrimusJay, 1835

= Unio asperimus [sic] Lea, 1831 — Ravenel, 1834

 
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