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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Cambarunio iris

nominal species Unio zeiglerianus Lea, 1838

image of type lot

Unio zeiglerianus Lea, 1838 = Cambarunio iris

Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
specimen image from publicationLea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 32, pl. 10, fig. 27.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85130, Cumberland R., Tenn.

= Cambarunio iris

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Leaunio vanuxemensis (Lea, 1838) — Watters, 2018

+ Villosa iris (Lea, 1829) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Villosa iris (Lea, 1829) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

= Ligumia zeigleriana (Lea, 1838) — Haas, 1969

= Lampsilis (Ligumia) zeigleriana (Lea, 1838) — Frierson, 1927

+ Eurynia nebulosus (Conrad, 1834) — Ortmann, 1918

+ Lampsilis (Eurynia) obscura (Lea, 1838) — Simpson, 1914

+ Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) obscurus Lea — Simpson, 1900

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

= Margaron (Unio) zieglerianus [sic] (Lea) — Lea, 1870

= Unio zeiglerianus Lea, 1838 — Sowerby, 1866

= Unio (Hyridella) zeiglerianus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857

= Unio zeiglerianus Lea, 1838 — Conrad, 1853

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

= Unio zieglerianus [sic] Lea — Hanley, 1843

= Margarita (Unio) zeiglerianus Lea — Lea, 1838

= Margarita (Unio) zeiglerianusLea, 1836

 
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