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

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Publication Kat (1983): summary
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Complete Citation

Kat, P.W. 1983. Genetic and morphological divergence among nominal species of North American Anodonta (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Malacologia 23(2): 361-374. 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

Anodonta (Pyganodon) cataracta Say, 1817 = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodonta (Pyganodon) cataracta fragilis sensu Clark & Rick, 1963 = Pyganodon fragilis

Anodonta (Pyganodon) gibbosa Say, 1824 = Pyganodon gibbosa

Anodonta (Pyganodon) grandis Say, 1829 = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta (Pyganodon) implicata Say, 1829 = Utterbackiana implicata

Anodonta (s.s.) cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758) = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta (Utterbackia) couperiana Lea, 1840 = Utterbackiana couperiana

Anodonta (Utterbackia) imbecilis [sic] Say, 1829 = Utterbackia imbecillis

Anodonta (Utterbackia) peggyae Johnson, 1965 = Utterbackia peggyae

 
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