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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Lampsilis teres

nominal species Unio oriens Sowerby, 1868

Unio oriens Sowerby, 1868 = Lampsilis teres

‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 63, sp. 314.
(misidentified reference to Unio oriens Lea, 1831)

= Lampsilis teres

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Lampsilis (Eurynia) fallaciosus Smith, 1899 — Simpson, 1914

+ Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) fallaciosus (Smith) Simpson — Simpson, 1900

 
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