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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Leaunio lienosus

nominal species Unio nigerrimus Lea, 1852

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Unio nigerrimus Lea, 1852 = Leaunio lienosus

specimen image from publicationLea, 1852. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 5]: 268, pl. 18, fig. 23.
Lea, 1852. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5: 251. [nomen nudum]
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85307, Alexandria, Louisiana.

= Leaunio lienosus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Leaunio lienosus caliginosus (Lea, 1845) — Watters, 2018

+ Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Howells et al., 1996

+ Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Vidrine, 1993

+ Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975

+ Ligumia lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969

+ Villosa lienosus (Conrad, 1834) — Clench & Turner, 1956

+ Lampsilis (Ligumia) lienosa (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927

= Lampsilis (Eurynia) nigerrima (Lea, 1852) — Simpson, 1914

= Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nigerrimus Lea — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio subrostratus Say, 1831 — Call, 1895

= Unio nigerrimus Lea — Singley, 1893

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

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

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

= Unio nigerrimus Lea, 1852 — Conrad, 1853

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

 
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