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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

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Mycetopodidae

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Publication Rosenberg et al. (1997): summary

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Full Citation

Rosenberg, G., S. Tillier, A. Tillier, G.S. Kuncio, R.T. Hanlon et al. 1997. Ribosomal RNA phylogeny of selected major clades in the Mollusca. Journal of Molluscan Studies 63: 301-309. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta imbecilis Lea, 1836 = Utterbackia imbecillis

‘Say’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 264.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 502.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 140.
Lapham, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 156.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7].
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 506.
Clench & Turner, 1956. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 187.
Murray & Leonard, 1962. Handbk. Unionid Muss. Kansas: 95.
R.I. Johnson, 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 362.
Heard, 1975. Malacologia 15(1): 84.
Kat, 1983. Malacologia 23(2): 362.
Hoeh, 1990. Malac. Review 23: 63.
Lydeard et al., 1996. Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London (B, Biol. Sci.) 351: 1595.
Rosenberg et al., 1997. J. Moll. Studies 63: 303.
Adamkewicz et al., 1997. MBE 14(6): 622.
(error for Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829)

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Anodonta cataracta = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodonta grandis = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta imbecilis [sic] = Utterbackia imbecillis

Cumberlandia monodonta

Elliptio complanata

Fusconaia cerina

Gonidea angulata

Lampsilis claibornensis = Lampsilis straminea

Lampsilis teres

Margaritifera falcata

Margaritifera margaritifera

Megalonaias boykiniana = Megalonaias nervosa

Mytilopsis leucophaeata

Obliquaria reflexa

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Pleurobema cordatum

Quadrula cylindrica = Theliderma cylindrica

Quadrula quadrula

Sphaerium nitidum Westerlund, 1876

Unio pictorum

Uniomerus tetralasmus

 
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