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

nominal species Unio ovatus Say, 1817

image of type lot

Unio ovatus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis ovata

specimen image from publicationBruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 248, fig. 5 [as Unio sp.].
Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [12,] pl. 2, fig. 7.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [17,] pl. 2, fig. 7.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 50-51.
Type(s): NEOTYPE SMF_4338, N. Amerika.

= Lampsilis ovata

Taxonomic Opinions

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — FMCS, 2025

= Lampsilis ovataZieritz et al., 2024

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Konopleva et al., 2023

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Hopper et al., 2023

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Lampsilis ovataLopes-Lima et al., 2021

= Lampsilis ovataZieritz et al., 2021

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — FMCS, 2021

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Stodola et al., 2021

= Lampsilis ovataInoue et al., 2020

= Lampsilis ovataKlymus et al., 2020

= Lampsilis ovataBurlakova et al., 2019

= Lampsilis ovataSmith et al., 2019

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Hewitt et al., 2019

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Porto-Hannes et al., 2019

= Lampsilis ovataInoue et al., 2018

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — IUCN, 2017

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Williams et al., 2017

= Lampsilis ovataChong et al., 2016

= Lampsilis ovataJones, 2015

= Lampsilis ovataKrebs et al., 2013

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Campbell & Lydeard, 2012

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Campbell & Lydeard, 2012

= Lampsilis ovataMoyer & Díaz-Ferguson, 2012

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — ITIS, 2012

= Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Burlakova et al., 2012

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Szumowski et al., 2012

= Lampsilis ovataHaag, 2012

= Lampsilis ovataGrobler et al., 2011

= Lampsilis ovata Say, 1817 — Bogan, 2010

= Lampsilis ovataCummings & Graf, 2010

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Watters et al., 2009

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Williams et al., 2008

= Lampsilis ovataChapman et al., 2008

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Chapman et al., 2008

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Tiemann et al., 2007

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Zanatta & Murphy, 2006

= Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Jones et al., 2005

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Campbell et al., 2005

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Cicerello & Schuster, 2003

= Lampsilis ovataEackles & King, 2002

= Lampsilis ovataRoe et al., 2002

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Graf, 2000

= Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Lydeard et al., 1999

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Turgeon et al., 1998

= Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Cummings & Mayer, 1997

= Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Williams et al., 1993

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Cummings & Mayer, 1992

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Turgeon et al., 1988

= Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Davis & Fuller, 1981

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

= Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Mackie et al., 1980

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1816) — Burch, 1975

= Lampsilis ovatus (Say, 1817) — Clarke, 1973

= Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata (Say, 1817) — R.I. Johnson, 1970

= Lampsilis ovatus (Say, 1817) — Heard & Guckert, 1970

= Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata (Say, 1816) — Haas, 1969

= Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata (Say, 1817) — Haas, 1969

= Lampsilis ovatus (Say, 1816) — Modell, 1942

= Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Thiele, 1934

= Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata (Say) — Haas, 1930

= Lampsilis (s.s.) ovatus (Say, 1817) — Frierson, 1927

= Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Ortmann, 1925

= Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Ortmann, 1924

= Lampsilis ovatus (Say, 1817) — Ortmann, 1918

= Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata (Say, 1817) — Simpson, 1914

= Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — Ortmann, 1912

= Lampsilis ventricosa var. ovata (Say) — Ortmann, 1910

= Lampsilis ventricosa ovata (Say) — Ortmann, 1909

= Lampsilis ovata Say — Ortmann, 1909

= Lampsilis ventricosa ovata (Say) — Ortmann, 1909

= Lampsilis (s.s.) ovatus Say — Simpson, 1900

= Unio ovatus Say — Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896

= Unio ovatus Say — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Unio (Limnium sec. Lampsilis) ovatus Say — Fischer, 1887

= Unio ovatus Say — Lewis, 1871

= Margaron (Unio) ovatus (Say) — Lea, 1870

= Unio ovatus Say, 1817 — Sowerby, 1866

= Unio (Lampsilis) ovatus Say — Adams & Adams, 1857

= Unio (Lampsilis) ovatus Say — Conrad, 1853

= Unio (Lampsilis) ovatus Say — Mörch, 1853

= Lampsilis ovatusAgassiz, 1852

= Margaron (Unio) ovatus (Say) — Lea, 1852

= Unio ovatus Say — Küster, 1852

= Unio ovatus Say — Küster, 1848

= Unio ovatus Say — Hanley, 1843

= Aeglia (s.s.) ovata (Say, 1817) — Swainson, 1840

= Margarita (Unio) ovatus Say. Lam. Bar. Valen. Eat. Hild. Con. — Lea, 1838

= Margarita (Unio) ovatus (Say, 1817) — Lea, 1836

= Unio ovatus Say, 1817 — Conrad, 1835

= Unio ovatus Say — Ferussac, 1835

= Unio ovataJay, 1835

= Unio ovatus Say, 1817 — Ravenel, 1834

= Unio ovatus Say — Lea, 1834

= Unio ovatus Say, 1817 — Menke, 1830

= Unio ovatus Say — Lea, 1829

= Unio ovatusHildreth, 1828

= Unio ovatusBarnes, 1823

= Lampsilis ovata Say — Rafinesque, 1820

= Unio ovataLamarck, 1819

= Unio ovatus Say, 1817 — Say, 1817

 
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