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

nominal species Unio alabamensis Conrad, 1834

Unio alabamensis Conrad, 1834 = Potamilus inflatus

Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 67.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 260.
(new name for Symphynota inflata Lea, 1831)

= Potamilus inflatus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Potamilus inflatus (Lea, 1831) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Proptera inflata (Lea, 1831) — Haas, 1969

+ Proptera inflata (Lea, 1831) — Frierson, 1927

+ Lampsilis (Proptera) inflata (Lea, 1831) — Simpson, 1914

= Lampsilis (Proptera) alabamensis (Conrad, 1834) — Simpson, 1900

+ Margaron (Unio) inflatus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

+ Metaptera inflata (Lea) — Conrad, 1853

+ Margaron (Unio) inflatus (Lea) — Lea, 1852

+ Unio inflatus Lea — Küster, 1848

+ Unio inflata (Lea, 1831) — Conrad, 1836

+ Symphynota inflata Lea — Ferussac, 1835

 
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