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Publication Graf (2002): summary

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Full Citation

Graf, D.L. 2002. Historical biogeography and late glacial origin of the freshwater pearly mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) faunas of Lake Erie, North America. Occasional Papers on Mollusks 6(82): 175-211. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias ligamentina (Lam., 1819) = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818

Alasmidonta viridis (Raf., 1820) = Sulcularia viridis

Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)

Anodontoides ferussacianus (Lea, 1834)

Cyclonaias tuberculata (Raf., 1820)

Ellipsaria lineolata (Raf., 1820)

Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)

Elliptio dilatata (Raf., 1820) = Eurynia dilatata

Epioblasma obliquata (Raf., 1820)

Epioblasma torulosa (Raf., 1820)

Epioblasma triquetra (Raf., 1820)

Fusconaia flava (Raf., 1820)

Fusconaia subrotunda (Lea, 1831)

Lampsilis abrupta (Say, 1831)

Lampsilis cardium (Raf., 1820)

Lampsilis fasciola Raf., 1820

Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823)

Lasmigona complanata (Barnes, 1823) = Pterosyna complanata

Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829) = Platynaias compressa

Lasmigona costata (Raf., 1820)

Leptodea fragilis (Raf., 1820) = Potamilus fragilis

Leptodea leptodon (Raf., 1820) = Potamilus leptodon

Ligumia nasuta (Say, 1817) = Sagittunio nasutus

Ligumia recta (Lam., 1819)

Ligumia subrostrata (Say, 1831) = Sagittunio subrostratus

Megalonaias nervosa (Raf., 1820)

Obliquaria reflexa Raf., 1820

Obovaria olivaria (Raf., 1820)

Obovaria retusa (Lam., 1819)

Obovaria subrotunda (Raf., 1820)

Pleurobema clava (Lam., 1819)

Pleurobema coccineum (Conrad, 1834) = Pleurobema sintoxia

Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)

Potamilus capax (Green, 1832)

Potamilus ohiensis (Raf., 1820)

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Raf., 1820)

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1824) [sic]

Quadrula cylindrica (Say, 1817) = Theliderma cylindrica

Quadrula pustulosa (Lea, 1831) = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula quadrula (Raf., 1820)

Simpsonaias ambigua (Say, 1825)

Strophitus undulatus (Say, 1817)

Toxolasma lividus (Raf., 1831) = Toxolasma lividum

Toxolasma parvus (Barnes, 1823) = Toxolasma parvum

Truncilla donaciformis (Lea, 1828)

Truncilla truncata Raf., 1820

Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1831)

Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829)

Villosa fabalis (Lea, 1831) = Paetulunio fabalis

Villosa iris (Lea, 1829) = Cambarunio iris