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Publication Mathiak (1979): summary

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Mathiak, H.A. 1979. A River Survey of the Unionid Mussels of Wisconsin 1973-1977. 75 pp.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias carinata (Barnes) = Ortmanniana ligamentina
+ Unio ligamentina Lamarck, 1819

Actinonaias ellipsiformis (Conrad) = Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

Alasmidonta calceolus (Lea) = Sulcularia viridis

Alasmidonta marginata (Say)

Amblema plicata (Rafinesque) [sic]
+ Unio peruviana Lamarck, 1819

Anodonta grandis (Say) = Pyganodon grandis
+ Anodonta corpulenta Cooper, 1834

Anodonta imbecillis (Say) = Utterbackia imbecillis

Anodontoides ferussacianus (Lea)

Arcidens confragosus (Say)

Carunculina parva (Barnes) = Toxolasma parvum

Cyclonaias tuberculata (Raf.)

Elliptio complanata (Solander)

Elliptio dilatatus (Raf.) = Eurynia dilatata

Fusconaia ebenus (Lea) = Reginaia ebenus

Fusconaia flava (Raf.)
+ Unio undatus Barnes, 1823

Lampsilis anodontoides (Lea) = Lampsilis teres
+ Unio (Eurynia) teres Rafinesque, 1820
+ Lampsilis fallaciosus Smith, 1899

Lampsilis higginsii (Lea)

Lampsilis radiata siliquoidea (Bar.) = Lampsilis radiata
+ Unio luteola Lamarck, 1819

Lampsilis radiata siliquoidea (Bar.) = Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lampsilis ventricosa (Barnes) = Lampsilis cardium

Lasmigona complanata (Barnes) = Pterosyna complanata

Lasmigona compressa (Lea) = Platynaias compressa

Lasmigona costata (Raf.)

Leptodea fragilis (Raf.) = Potamilus fragilis

Leptodea laevissima (Lea) = Potamilus ohiensis

Ligumia recta (Lamarck)

Megalonaias gigantea (Barnes) = Megalonaias nervosa
+ Unio (Leptodea) nervosa Rafinesque, 1820

Obliquaria reflexa (Raf.)

Obovaria olivaria (Raf.)

Plagiola lineolata (Raf.) = Ellipsaria lineolata

Plethobasus cyphyus (Raf.)

Pleurobema cordatum (Raf.)
+ Unio coccineus Conrad, 1836

Pleurobema cordatum (Raf.) = Pleurobema sintoxia

Proptera alata (Say) = Potamilus alatus

Quadrula metanevra (Raf.) = Theliderma metanevra

Quadrula nodulata (Raf.) = Pustulosa nodulata

Quadrula pustulosa (Lea) = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula quadrula (Raf.)

Simpsoniconcha ambigua (Say) = Simpsonaias ambigua

Strophitus undulatus (Say)

Tritogonia verrucosa (Barnes) [sic] = Quadrula verrucosa

Truncilla donaciformis (Lea)

Truncilla truncata (Raf.)

Villosa iris (Lea) = Cambarunio iris