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Publication Williams et al. (2011): summary
Full Citation
Williams, J.D., R.S. Butler & J.M. Wisniewski. 2011. Annotated synonymy of the Recent freshwater mussel taxa of the families Margaritiferidae and Unionidae described from Florida and drainages contiguous with Alabama and Georgia. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 51(1): 1-84. Available electronically.
Taxonomic Opinions
Alasmidonta triangulata (Lea, 1858)
Alasmidonta wrightianus (Walker, 1901) = Alasmidonta wrightiana
Amblema neislerii (Lea, 1858)
Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)
Anodonta couperiana Lea, 1840 = Utterbackiana couperiana
There are 172 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.
Anodonta hartfieldorum Williams, Bogan & Garner, 2009 = Utterbackiana hartfieldorum
Anodonta heardi Gordon & Hoeh, 1995 = Utterbackiana heardi
Anodonta suborbiculata Say, 1831 = Utterbackiana suborbiculata
Anodontoides radiatus (Conrad, 1834) = Strophitus radiatus
+ Margaritana elliottii Lea, 1858
Elliptio ahenea (Lea, 1843)
+ Unio waltoni B.H. Wright, 1888
Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834)
+ Unio strigosus Lea, 1840
+ Unio tortivus Lea, 1840
+ Unio viridans Lea, 1859
Elliptio chipolaensis (Walker, 1905)
Elliptio fraterna (Lea, 1852)
Elliptio fumata (Lea, 1857)
+ Unio basalis Lea, 1872
+ Unio corneus Lea, 1874
+ Unio dooleyensis Lea, 1874
+ Unio gesnerii Lea, 1874
+ Unio hallenbeckii Lea, 1859
+ Unio invenustus Lea, 1874
+ Unio plantii Lea, 1857
+ Unio salebrosus Lea, 1859
+ Unio subniger Lea, 1857
Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838)
+ Unio buckleyi Lea, 1843
+ Unio buddianus Lea, 1843
+ Unio buxtoni B.H. Wright, 1897
+ Unio coruscus Gould, 1856
+ Unio cunninghami B.H. Wright, 1883
+ Unio dallii B.H. Wright, 1888
+ Unio diazensis S.H. Wright, 1897
+ Unio dorei B.H. Wright, 1888
+ Unio ferrissii Marsh, 1891
+ Unio (Elliptio) webbianus hartii B.H. Wright, 1934
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Elliptio mcmichaeli Clench & Turner, 1956
Elliptio monroensis (Lea, 1843)
+ Unio anthonyi Lea, 1861
+ Unio hartwrightii B.H. Wright, 1896
+ Unio polymorphus B.H. Wright, 1899
+ Unio websterii B.H. Wright, 1888
Elliptio nigella (Lea, 1852)
+ Unio denigratus Lea, 1857
Elliptio occulta (Lea, 1843)
+ Unio burtchianus S.H. Wright, 1897
+ Unio dispalans B.H. Wright, 1899
+ Unio fryanus B.H. Wright, 1888
+ Unio fuscatus Lea, 1843
+ Unio lehmanii S.H. Wright, 1897
Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856)
+ Unio aquilus Lea, 1857
+ Unio extensus Lea, 1857
+ Unio maconensis Lea, 1857
+ Unio mercerii Lea, 1862
+ Unio roswellensis Lea, 1858
+ Unio singularis B.H. Wright, 1899
+ Unio sublatus Lea, 1857
+ Unio tetricus Lea, 1857
+ Unio verutus Lea, 1859
+ Unio viridiradiatus Lea, 1859
Elliptio purpurella (Lea, 1857)
Elliptoideus sloatianus (Lea, 1840)
+ Unio atromarginatus Lea, 1840
+ Unio plectophorus Conrad, 1849
Fusconaia apalachicola Williams & Fradkin, 1999 = Reginaia apalachicola
Fusconaia burkei (Walker, 1922)
Fusconaia escambia Clench & Turner, 1956
Fusconaia rotulatus (B.H. Wright, 1899) = Reginaia rotulata
Glebula rotundata (Lamarck, 1819)
Hamiota australis (Simpson, 1900)
Hamiota subangulata (Lea, 1840)
+ Unio kirklandianus S.H. Wright, 1897
Lampsilis binominata Simpson, 1900
Lampsilis floridensis (Lea, 1852)
Lampsilis ornata (Conrad, 1835)
Lasmigona subviridis (Conrad, 1835) = Platynaias subviridis
Margaritifera marrianae Johnson, 1983
Medionidus acutissimus (Lea, 1831)
Medionidus penicillatus (Lea, 1857)
+ Unio kingii B.H. Wright, 1900
Medionidus simpsonianus Walker, 1905
Medionidus walkeri (B.H. Wright, 1897)
Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820)
+ Unio boykinianus Lea, 1840
Obovaria choctawensis (Athearn, 1964)
Obovaria haddletoni (Athearn, 1964)
Plectomerus dombeyanus (Valenciennes, 1827)
Pleurobema pyriforme (Lea, 1857)
+ Unio amabilis Lea, 1865
+ Unio bulbosus Lea, 1857
+ Unio harperi B.H. Wright, 1899
+ Unio modicus Lea, 1857
+ Unio reclusus B.H. Wright, 1898
+ Pleurobema simpsoni Vanatta, 1915
Pleurobema strodeanum (B.H. Wright, 1898)
+ Pleurobema patsaligensis Simpson, 1900
Ptychobranchus jonesi (van der Schalie, 1934)
Pyganodon cataracta (Say, 1817)
Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)
Quadrula infucata (Conrad, 1834) = Pustulosa infucata
+ Unio securiformis Conrad, 1849
Quadrula kleiniana (Lea, 1852) = Pustulosa kleiniana
Quadrula succissa (Lea, 1852) = Pustulosa succissa
+ Unio cacao Lea, 1859
+ Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) wrightii Simpson, 1914
Toxolasma parvum (Barnes, 1823)
Toxolasma paulum (Lea, 1840) = Toxolasma paulum + Toxolasma corvunculus
+ Unio corvinus Lea, 1868
+ Unio corvunculus Lea, 1868
+ Unio cromwellii Lea, 1865
+ Unio marginis Lea, 1865
+ Unio minor Lea, 1843
Uniomerus carolinianus (Bosc, 1801)
+ Unio blandingianus Lea, 1834
+ Unio jewettii Lea, 1867
+ Unio paludicolus Gould, 1845
+ Unio rivicolus Conrad, 1868
Uniomerus columbensis (Lea, 1857)
Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1831)
Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829)
Utterbackia peggyae (Johnson, 1965)
Utterbackia peninsularis Bogan & Hoeh, 1995
Villosa amygdalum (Lea, 1843)
+ Unio lepidus Gould, 1856
+ Unio papyraceus Gould, 1845
+ Unio singleyanus Marsh, 1891
+ Unio trossulus Lea, 1843
+ Unio vesicularis Lea, 1872
+ Lampsilis (Villosa) wrightiana Frierson, 1927
Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) = Leaunio lienosus + Villosa vibex
+ Unio concestator Lea, 1857
+ Unio dispar Lea, 1860
+ Unio fallax Lea, 1857
+ Unio intercedens Lea, 1857
+ Unio linguaeformis Lea, 1860
+ Unio obfuscus Lea, 1857
+ Unio prattii Lea, 1858
+ Unio subellipsis Lea, 1857
+ Unio sudus Lea, 1857
+ Unio unicostatus B.H. Wright, 1899
Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834)
+ Unio averellii B.H. Wright, 1888
+ Unio exiguus Lea, 1840
+ Unio nigrinus Lea, 1852
+ Unio pellucidus Lea, 1845
Villosa villosa (B.H. Wright, 1898)
