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Publication Kat (1983): summary

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Full Citation

Kat, P.W. 1983. Morphological divergence, genetics, and speciation among Lampsilis (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 49: 133-145. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Lampsilis (s.s.) fullerkati R.I. Johnson, 1984 = Lampsilis radiata

Kat, 1983. J. Moll. Studies 49: 133, fig. 1B [as ‘Lampsilis sp.’].
R.I. Johnson, 1984. Occ. Pap. Moll. 4(63): 307, pl. 42, figs. 1-3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MCZ_294576, West shore of Lake Waccamaw, Waccamaw, Columbia Co., North Carolina.

Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio complanata

Lampsilis ochracea (Say) = Atlanticoncha ochracea

Lampsilis radiata (Gmelin)

Lampsilis sp. = Lampsilis radiata

Lampsilis splendida (Lea)