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Publication Modell (1957): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Modell, H. 1957. Die fossilen Najaden Nordamerikas. Archiv für Molluskenkunde 86: 183-200. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias didymictidis (Cockerell, 1915)

Actinonaias mendax (White, 1877)
+ Unio vetustus White, 1877

Actinonaias shoshonensis (White, 1876)

Amblema baueri (Stanton, 1916)

Amblema cretacollis (Maury, 1902)

Amblema goniambonatus (White, 1878)

Amblema gonionotus (White, 1876)

Amblema nebrascensis (Meek & Hayden, 1870)

Amblema porcata (MacNeil, 1935)

Amblema reesidei (Stanton, 1916)

Amblema rugicosta (MacNeil, 1935)

Amblema trigoniaformis (Maury, 1902)

Amnigenia catskillensis (Vanuxem, 1842)
+ Cypricardites angustatus Lesley, 1889

Anodontites argillensis (Russell, 1932) = Anodonta argillensis

Antediplodon borealis (Pilsbry, 1921)

Antediplodon carolus-simpsoni (Pilsbry, 1921) = Antediplodon carolussimpsoni

Antediplodon dockumensis (Simpson, 1896)

Antediplodon dumblei (Simpson, 1896)

Antediplodon gregoryi (Reeside, 1927)

Antediplodon pennsylvanicus (Pilsbry, 1921)

Antediplodon wanneri (Pilsbry, 1921)

Antediplodon yorkensis (Pilsbry, 1921)

Arkansia macneili n. sp. = Arcidens macneili

Callonaia subtrigonalis (Whitfield, 1907)

Costanaia arciformis MacNeil, 1935

Cumberlandia geyeri (Modell) = Margaritifera geyeri

Cyclomya subplanata (Simpson, 1896) = Antediplodon subplanatus

Cyclonaias letsoni (Whitfield, 1907) = Proparreysia letsoni

Cyclonaias verrucosiformis (Whitfield, 1903) = Proparreysia verrucosiformis

Dysnomia (Penita) macropisthus (White, 1886) = Unio macropisthus

Dysnomia (Penita) tyrelli [sic] (Russell, 1931) = Epioblasma tyrrelli

Dysnomia (Pilea) proavita (White, 1877) = Pleurobema proavitus

Elliptio albertensis (Whiteaves, 1885)

Elliptio clinopisthus (White, 1883) = Elliptio clinopistha

Elliptio cornelliana Maury, 1902

Elliptio eomargaron (Cockerell, 1915)

Elliptio haydeni (Meek, 1860)

Elliptio hubbardii (Gabb, 1869)

Elliptio nanaimonensis [sic] (Whiteaves, 1901) = Elliptio nanaimoensis

Elliptio salissiensis Russell, 1952

Elliptio washakiensis (Meek, 1870)

Eonaias reynosenica Marshall, 1929

Eurynia felchi (White, 1886) = Elliptio felchii

Eurynia silberlingi (Russell, 1934) = Elliptio silberlingi

Eurynia supragibbosa (Whiteaves, 1885) = Elliptio supragibbosa

Fusconaia brachyopisthus (White, 1876) = Fusconaia brachyopistha

Fusconaia cryptorhynchus (White, 1877) = Pleurobema cryptorhynchus

Fusconaia danai (Meek & Hayden, 1857)
+ Unio danae Meek & Hayden, 1860
+ Unio deweyanus Meek & Hayden, 1857

Fusconaia dawsoni (Russell, 1931)

Fusconaia tuchiasana (Russell, 1932) = Fusconaia tuchiasanus

Glebula nucalis (Meek & Hayden, 1958) [sic] = Unio nucalis

Gonidea coalingensis Arnold, 1909 = Gonidea angulata
+ Gonidea coalingensis cooperi Arnold, 1909
+ Margaritana subangulata Cooper, 1894

Gonidea hemphilli Hannibal, 1912

Lampsilis brimhallensis (Stanton, 1916)

Lampsilis chadronensis Mansfield, 1933

Lampsilis dalyi Russell, 1952

Lampsilis grangeri (Cockerell, 1935)

Lampsilis marshalli MacNeil, 1935

Lampsilis sandersoni (Warren, 1926)

Lampsilis sandrius (Dall, 1913)

Lampsilis toxonotus (White, 1886)

Lemiox minimus (Warren, 1926) = Lemiox minima

Leptodea wasatchensis (Cockerell, 1914) = Potamilus wasatchensis

Lexingtonia postbiplicata (Whitfield, 1903) = Plesielliptio postbiplicatus

Ligumia barbouri (White, 1895)

Ligumia bowlingi (MacNeil, 1935)

Ligumia consueta (Whiteaves, 1885)

Ligumia couesi (White, 1877)
+ Unio petrinus White, 1876

Ligumia farri (Stanton, 1903)

Ligumia spinnhirni Modell, 1950

Ligumia stantoni (White, 1895) = Plesielliptio stantoni
+ Unio gibbosoides Whitfield, 1907

Ligumia tellinoides (Hall, 1845)

Ligumia vetusta (Meek, 1860) = Plesielliptio vetustus

Ligumia whitei (Henderson, 1918)
+ Unio rectoides White, 1886

Margaritifera condoni (White, 1885)

Margaritifera endlichi (White, 1877)

Margaritifera herrei Hannibal, 1912

Margaritifera sinopae (Cockerell, 1915)

Medionidus lapilloides (White, 1886) = Unio lapilloides

Murraia naiadiformis Russell, 1932

Mycetopoda diliculi [sic] Pilsbry, 1921 = Mycetopoda diluculi

Mycetopoda parallela (White, 1878) = Anodonta parallela

Nasus nankingensis (Heude) = Simpsonasus nankingensis

Obliquata dowlingi (McLearn, 1919) = Pleurobema dowlingi

Obliquata humei (Dyer, 1930) = Pleurobema humei

Obliquata prophetica (White, 1876) = Pleurobema propheticus

Obliquata stewardi (White, 1876) = Pleurobema stewardi

Obovaria corbiculoides (Whitfield, 1907) = Proparreysia corbiculoides

Orthonymus cylindricoides (Whitfield, 1907) = Quadrula cylindricoides

Orthonymus holmesianus (White, 1878) = Proparreysia holmesiana

Orthonymus primaevus (White, 1877) = Quadrula primaevus

Orthonymus subprimaevus (Dyer, 1930) = Quadrula subprimaevus

Plesielliptio abbreviatus (Stanton & Hatcher, 1915)

Plesielliptio priscus (Meek & Hayden, 1856)

Plethobasus aesopiformis (Whitfield, 1903)

Plethobasus biesopoides (Whitfield, 1907)

Pleurobema alixus Dall, 1913

Pleuronaia neomexicana (Stanton, 1916)

Pliconaias popenoi [sic] Marshall, 1929 = Pliconaias popenoei

Proparreysia browni (Whitfield, 1903) = Proparreysia barnumi

Proparreysia percorrugata (Whitfield, 1903)

Proparreysia retusoides (Whitfield, 1903)

Proparreysia retusoides pyramidatoides (Whitfield, 1907) = Proparreysia pyramidatoides

Proparreysia retusoides pyramidellus (Whitfield, 1907) = Proparreysia pyramidella

Protamblema belliplicata (Meek, 1871) = Protamblema belliplicatus

Protamblema belliplicata macneili n. subsp. = Protamblema belliplicatus
+ Loxopleurus belliplicatus MacNeil, 1935

Protelliptio biornatus (Russell, 1932)

Protelliptio douglassi (Stanton, 1903)

Protelliptio hamili eurekensis McNeil, 1939 = Protelliptio hamili

Protelliptio hamili hamili (McLearn, 1929) = Protelliptio hamili

Ptychobranchus langeckeri Modell, 1950

Ptychobranchus subspatulatus (Meek & Hayden, 1857)

Pustulosa gardneri (Stanton, 1916)

Quadrula haroldi (Reeside, 1927) = Archiparreysia haroldi

Quadrula mclearni (Dyer, 1930) = Proparreysia mclearni

Quincuncina amarillensis (Stanton, 1916) = Fusconaia amarillensis

Rhabdotophorus aldrichi (White, 1878)

Rhabdotophorus declivis (Russell, 1934)

Rhabdotophorus gracilis Russell, 1935

Rhabdotophorus senectus (White, 1877) = Medionidus senectus

Strophitus johnseni (Russell, 1935)

Strophitus macconnelli (Russell, 1932)

Strophitus propatoris (White, 1877)

Sulcatapex cretaceus Yen, 1946

Tritogonia natosini (McLearn, 1929) = Quadrula natosini

Venustaconcha dewittensis (Marshall, 1929) = Antediplodon dewittensis

Venustaconcha iridoides (White, 1886) = Unio iridoides

Vetulonaia mayoworthensis Branson, 1935

Vetulonaia whitei Branson, 1935