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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

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Mycetopodidae

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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Ortmann (1909): summary

publication summary

Full Citation

Ortmann, A.E. 1909. The breeding season of Unionidae in Pennsylvania. Nautilus 22(9): 91-95. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta cataracta Say = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodonta grandis Say = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta imbecillis Say = Utterbackia imbecillis

Anodontoides ferussacianus Lea

Cryptogenia [sic] irrorata Lea = Cyprogenia stegaria

Lampsilis cariosa Say

Lampsilis iris Lea = Cambarunio iris

Lampsilis ligamentina Lam. = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Lampsilis luteola Lam. = Lampsilis radiata

Lampsilis multiradiata Lea = Lampsilis fasciola

Lampsilis nasuta Say = Sagittunio nasutus

Lampsilis ochracea Say = Atlanticoncha ochracea

Lampsilis orbiculata Hildr. = Obovaria subrotunda

Lampsilis ovata Say

Lampsilis parva Barn. = Toxolasma parvum

Lampsilis radiata Gmel.

Lampsilis recta Lam. = Ligumia recta

Lampsilis ventricosa Barn. = Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis (Proptera) alata Say = Potamilus alatus

Lampsilis (Proptera) gracilis Barn. = Potamilus fragilis

Micromya fabalis Lea = Paetulunio fabalis

Obovaria circulus Lea = Obovaria subrotunda

Obovaria ellipsis Lea = Obovaria olivaria

Obovaria retusa Lam.

Plagiola securis Lea = Ellipsaria lineolata

Ptychobranchus phaseolus Hildr. = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Strophitus undulatus Say
+ Alasmodonta edentula Say, 1829

Symphynota compressa Lea = Platynaias compressa

Truncilla perplexa rangiana Lea = Epioblasma rangiana

Truncilla triquetra Raf. = Epioblasma triquetra