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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Epioblasma capsaeformis

nominal species Unio capsaeformis Lea, 1834

image of type lot

Unio capsaeformis Lea, 1834 = Epioblasma capsaeformis

specimen image from publicationLea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 31, pl. 2, fig. 4 [as ‘capsæformis’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MCZ_178570, Cumberland River, Tennessee.

= Epioblasma capsaeformis

Taxonomic Opinions

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — FMCS, 2025

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Hopper et al., 2023

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — FMCS, 2021

= Epioblasma capsaeformisKlymus et al., 2020

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Williams et al., 2017

= Epioblasma capsaeformisNishihara et al., 2016

= Epioblasma capsaeformisLane et al., 2016

= Epioblasma capsaeformisChong et al., 2016

= Epioblasma capsaeformisJones, 2015

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — IUCN, 2012

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (I. Lea, 1834) — ITIS, 2012

= Epioblasma capsaeformisHaag, 2012

= Epioblasma capsaeformisGrobler et al., 2011

= Epioblasma capsaeformis Lea, 1834 — Bogan, 2010

= Epioblasma capsaeformisJones & Neves, 2010

= Epioblasma capsaeformisCummings & Graf, 2010

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008

= Epioblasma capsaeformisZanatta & Murphy, 2008

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (I. Lea, 1834) — Zanatta & Murphy, 2006

+ Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Jones et al., 2006

= Epioblasma capsaeformisZanatta & Murphy, 2006

= Epioblasma capsaeformisGrobler et al., 2006

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1831) — Campbell et al., 2005

= Epioblasma capsaeformisJones et al., 2004

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Cicerello & Schuster, 2003

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Buhay et al., 2002

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Bogan, 2002

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea) — Lydeard et al., 1999

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Turgeon et al., 1998

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (I. Lea) — Williams et al., 1993

= Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Turgeon et al., 1988

= Plagiola capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

= Plagiola (Torulosa) capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1978

= Dysnomia capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Burch, 1975

= Dysnomia (Capsaeformis) capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Haas, 1969

= Dysnomia (Capsaeformis) capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Haas, 1969

= Epioblasma (sec. Capsaeformis) capsaeforme (Lea) — Thiele, 1934

= Dysnomia (Capsaeformis) capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Frierson, 1927

= Dysnomia (Pilea) capsaeformis (Lea) — Ortmann, 1925

= Dysnomia (Pilea) capsaeformis (Lea) — Ortmann, 1924

= Truncilla capsæformis [sic] (Lea, 1834) — Ortmann, 1918

= Truncilla (Pilea) capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Simpson, 1914

= Truncilla capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Ortmann, 1912

= Truncilla (Pilea) capsaeformis Lea — Simpson, 1900

= Unio capsæformis Lea, 1834 — Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896

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

= Unio capsæformis Lea — Lewis, 1871

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

= Unio capsaeformis Lea, 1834 — Reeve, 1864

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

= Unio capsæformis Lea, 1834 — Conrad, 1853

= Dysnomia capsaeformisAgassiz, 1852

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

= Unio capsaeformis Lea — Küster, 1852

= Unio capsaeformis Lea — Hanley, 1843

= Margarita (Unio) capsæformis Lea — Lea, 1838

= Unio capsaeformis Lea, 1834 — Conrad, 1837

= Margarita (Unio) capsaeformis (Lea, 1834) — Lea, 1836

= Unio capsaeformis Lea — Ferussac, 1835

= Unio capsæformisJay, 1835

 
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