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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema sintoxia

nominal species Unio fulgidus Lea, 1845

image of type lot

Unio fulgidus Lea, 1845 = Pleurobema sintoxia

Lea, 1845. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4: 164.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1848. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 4]: 73 [47], pl. 4, fig. 10.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_84649, Alexandria, La.

= Pleurobema sintoxia

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Pleurobema cordatum (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

+ Quadrula (Obliquata) catilla (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969

+ Quadrula (Obliquata) catilla (Conrad, 1836) — Frierson, 1927

+ Pleurobema catillus (Conrad) — Utterback, 1915

+ Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) solida (Lea, 1838) — Simpson, 1914

+ Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) solida (Lea, 1838) — Simpson, 1900

= Unio fulgidus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Margaron (Unio) fulgidus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

= Unio (Lampsilis) fulgidus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857

= Unio fulgidus Lea, 1845 — Conrad, 1853

= Margaron (Unio) fulgidus (Lea) — Lea, 1852

 
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