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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Plethobasus cooperianus

nominal species Unio cooperianus Lea, 1834

Unio cooperianus Lea, 1834 = Plethobasus cooperianus

specimen image from publicationLea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 61 [173], pl. 8, fig. 21.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, [locality unknown].

= Plethobasus cooperianus

Taxonomic Opinions

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — FMCS, 2025

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Hopper et al., 2023

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — FMCS, 2021

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Williams et al., 2017

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Campbell & Lydeard, 2012

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Campbell & Lydeard, 2012

= Plethobasus cooperianus (I. Lea, 1834) — ITIS, 2012

= Plethobasus cooperianusHaag, 2012

= Plethobasus cooperianus Lea, 1834 — Bogan, 2010

= Plethobasus cooperianusCummings & Graf, 2010

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Watters et al., 2009

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Tiemann et al., 2007

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Cicerello & Schuster, 2003

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea) — Lydeard et al., 1999

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Turgeon et al., 1998

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Cummings & Mayer, 1997

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — IUCN, 1996

= Plethobasus cooperianus (I. Lea) — Williams et al., 1993

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Cummings & Mayer, 1992

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Turgeon et al., 1988

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Burch, 1975

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Stansbery, 1970

+ Quadrula (Luteacarnea) striata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969

+ Plethobasus striatus Rafinesque, 1820 — Morrison, 1969

+ Quadrula (Striata) striata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea) — Ortmann, 1925

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Green) [sic] — Ortmann, 1924

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Ortmann, 1918

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea) — Utterback, 1915

= Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) cooperiana (Lea, 1834) — Simpson, 1914

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Ortmann, 1912

= Pleurobema cooperiana (Lea) — Ortmann, 1910

= Quadrula cooperiana Lea — Ortmann, 1909

= Quadrula cooperiana (Lea) — Ortmann, 1909

= Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) cooperiana (Lea, 1834) — Simpson, 1900

= Unio (s.s.) cooperianus Lea, 1834 — Call, 1900

= Unio cooperianus Lea — Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896

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

= Unio cooperianus Lea — Lewis, 1871

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

= Unio cooperianus Lea, 1834 — Reeve, 1864

= Unio cooperianus Lea — Küster, 1861

= Unio (Rotundaria) cooperianus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857

= Unio cooperianus Lea, 1834 — Conrad, 1853

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

= Unio cooperianus Lea — Hanley, 1843

= Margarita (Unio) cooperianus Lea — Lea, 1838

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

+ Unio pachostea Raf. — Ferussac, 1835

= Unio cooperianusJay, 1835

 
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