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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Potamilus fragilis

nominal species Lampsilis simpsoni Ferriss, 1900

Lampsilis simpsoni Ferriss, 1900 = Potamilus fragilis

Ferriss, 1900. Nautilus 14: 38, text fig.

= Potamilus fragilis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

+ Proptera gracilis (Barnes, 1823) — Haas, 1969

= Lampsilis (Leptodea) fragilis-simpsoni Ferriss, 1900 — Frierson, 1927

= Lasmonos simpsoni (Ferriss) — Utterback, 1916

= Lampsilis (Proptera) simpsoni Ferriss, 1900 — Simpson, 1914

 
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