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

nominal species Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque, 1831

Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque, 1831 = Potamilus fragilis

Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 81.
(homonym of Unio (Leptodea) fragilis Rafinesque, 1820)

= 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) — Howells et al., 1996

= Leptodea fragilisLydeard et al., 1996

+ Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Oesch, 1984

= Leptodea fragilis (Raf.) — Davis & Fuller, 1981

+ Burch, 1975

+ Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969

+ Frierson, 1927

+ Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922

= Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque — Utterback, 1916

+ Simpson, 1914

+ Simpson, 1900

+ Lea, 1870

+ Lea, 1852

+ Lea, 1836

= Dipsas fragilis (Raf.) — Ferussac, 1835

= Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque, 1831 — Rafinesque, 1831

 
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