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

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Publication Rosenberg et al. (1997): summary
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete 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
‘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.

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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