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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Lampsilis straminea

nominal species Unio pallescens Lea, 1845

image of type lot

Unio pallescens Lea, 1845 = Lampsilis straminea

Lea, 1845. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4: 164.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1848. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 4]: 79, pl. 7, fig. 20.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84958, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

= Lampsilis straminea

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis straminea (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Lampsilis straminea claibornensis (Lea, 1838) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000

+ Lampsilis straminea claibornensis (Lea, 1838) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Lampsilis claibornensis (Lea, 1838) — Burch, 1975

+ Ligumia siliquoidea straminea (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969

+ Lampsilis claibornensis (Lea, 1838) — Clench & Turner, 1956

+ Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-straminea (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927

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

= Unio pallescens Lea — de Gregorio, 1914

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

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

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

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

= Unio pallescens Lea, 1845 — Conrad, 1853

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

 
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