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Data last updated
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Publication Davis & Fuller (1981): summary

publication summary

Full Citation

Davis, G.M. & S.L.H. Fuller. 1981. Genetic relationships among Recent Unionacea (Bivalvia) of North America. Malacologia 20: 217-253. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias carinata (Barnes) = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Alasmidonta undulata (Say)

Amblema dombeyanus (Val.) = Plectomerus dombeyanus

Amblema gigantea (Barnes) = Megalonaias nervosa

Amblema perplicata (Conrad) = Amblema plicata

Amblema plicata (Say)

Anodonta cataracta (Say) = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodonta imbecillis (Say) = Utterbackia imbecillis

Anodonta implicata (Say) = Utterbackiana implicata

Anodonta wahlametensis [sic] (Lea) = Anodonta nuttalliana

Carunculina parva (Barnes) = Toxolasma parvum

Cumberlandia monodonta (Say)

Cyclonaias tuberculata (Raf.)

Elliptio buckleyi (Lea) = Elliptio jayensis

Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot)

Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck)

Elliptio icterina (Conrad)

Elliptio lanceolata (Lea)

Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea) = Elliptio congaraea

Fusconaia ebena (Lea) = Reginaia ebenus

Fusconaia flava (Raf.)

Fusconaia masoni (Conrad)

Glebula rotundata (Lamarck)

Gonidea angulata (Lea)

Lampsilis claibornensis (Lea) = Lampsilis straminea

Lampsilis hydiana (Lea)

Lampsilis ovata (Say)

Lampsilis radiata (Gmelin)

Lampsilis splendida (Lea)

Lampsilis teres (Raf.)

Lampsilis ventricosa (Barnes) = Lampsilis cardium

Lasmigona costata (Raf.)

Leptodea fragilis (Raf.) = Potamilus fragilis

Ligumia nasuta (Say) = Sagittunio nasutus

Ligumia recta (Lam.)

Margaritifera falcata (Gould)

Margaritifera hembeli (Gould) [sic]

Margaritifera margaritifera (L.)

Pleurobema cordata (Raf.) = Pleurobema cordatum

Proptera alata (Say) = Potamilus alatus

Proptera purpurata (Lam.) = Potamilus purpuratus

Ptychobranchus subtentum (Say) = Ptychobranchus subtentus

Quadrula apiculata (Say) = Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula cylindrica (Say) = Theliderma cylindrica

Quadrula pustulosa (Lea) = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula quadrula (Raf.)

Quincuncina infucata (Conrad) = Pustulosa infucata

Tritogonia verrucosa (Raf.) = Quadrula verrucosa

Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say)

Villosa delumbis (Conrad)

Villosa iris (Lea) = Cambarunio iris