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nominal species Unio mellinus ‘Conrad’ of Authors

Unio mellinus ‘Conrad’ of Authors = Lampsilis radiata

‘Conrad’ of Authors.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 159.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 72, sp. 316a.
(error for Unio melinus Conrad, 1838)

= Lampsilis radiata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis (Eurynia) radiata (Gmelin, 1791) — Simpson, 1914

+ Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) radiatus Gmelin — Simpson, 1900

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