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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Krebs et al. (2003): summary
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Complete Citation

Krebs, R.A., R.N. Vlasceanu & M.J.S. Tevesz. 2003. An analysis of diversity in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) of the Cuyahoga and Rocky River watersheds (Ohio, USA). Journal of Great Lakes Research 29(2): 307-316. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta triangulata

Amblema perplicata = Amblema plicata

Amblema plicata

Anodonta couperiana = Utterbackiana couperiana

Anodontoides radiatus = Strophitus radiatus

Ellipsaria lineolata

Elliptio dilatata = Eurynia dilatata

Elliptoideus sloatianus

Fusconaia flava

Lampsilis radiata luteola = Lampsilis radiata

Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lampsilis teres

Lasmigona complanata = Pterosyna complanata

Lasmigona compressa = Platynaias compressa

Lasmigona costata

Leptodea fragilis = Potamilus fragilis

Medionidus conradicus

Megalonaias nervosa

Obliquaria reflexa

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Pleurobema pyriforme

Potamilus alatus

Potamilus purpuratus

Ptychobranchus subtentum = Ptychobranchus subtentus

Pyganodon grandis

Quadrula apiculata = Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula metanevra = Theliderma metanevra

Quadrula quadrula

Strophitus undulatus

Toxolasma parvus = Toxolasma parvum

Uniomerus obesus = Uniomerus carolinianus

Utterbackia imbecillis

Villosa delumbis