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

nominal species Unio canadensis Lea, 1857

image of type lot

Unio canadensis Lea, 1857 = Lampsilis cardium

Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 85.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 268 [86], pl. 44, fig. 148.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84503, St. Helens Id., Montreal, Canada.

= Lampsilis cardium

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Watters et al., 2009

+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997

+ Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

+ Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1816) — Burch, 1975

+ Lampsilis ovatus (Say, 1817) — Clarke, 1973

+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata (Say, 1817) — R.I. Johnson, 1970

+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cariosa (Say, 1816) — Haas, 1969

+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cariosa (Say, 1817) — Frierson, 1927

+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosa (Barnes, 1823) — Simpson, 1914

+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosus Barnes — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio (s.s.) ventricosus Barnes, 1823 — Call, 1900

+ Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823 — Call, 1895

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

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

 
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