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Publication Perkins et al. (2017): summary

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Full Citation

Perkins, M.A., N.A. Johnson & M.M. Gangloff. 2017. Molecular systematics of the critically-endangered North American spinymussels (Unionidae: Elliptio and Pleurobema) and description of Parvaspina gen. nov. Conservation Genetics 18: 745-757. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Parvaspina Perkins et al., 2017

Perkins et al., 2017. Conserv. Genet. 18: 755.
Type species: Unio collinus Conrad, 1837 (orig. desig.) = Parvaspina collina

Attributed Nominal Species

Pleurobema beadlianum Campbell et al., 2008 = Pleurobema beadleianum

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Campbell et al., 2008. Molec. Ecol. Res. 8: 718.
Campbell & Lydeard, 2012. Amer. Malac. Bull. 30(1): 29.
Perkins et al., 2017. Conserv. Genet. 18: 752.
(error for Unio beadleianus Lea, 1861)

Unio nasutilus Simpson, 1900 = Elliptio producta

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 735.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 691.
R.I. Johnson, 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 334.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 167.
Bogan, 2002. Workbook Key Freshw. Biv. NC: Table 5.
Perkins et al., 2017. Conserv. Genet. 18: 752.
Inoue et al., 2018. Invert. Syst. 32: Table S2.
(error for Unio nasutidus Lea, 1863)

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Elliptio arca

Elliptio arctata

Elliptio complanata

Elliptio congaraea

Elliptio crassidens

Elliptio folliculata

Elliptio hopetonensis

Elliptio icterina

Elliptio jayensis

Elliptio nasutilus [sic] = Elliptio producta

Elliptio producta (Conrad, 1836)

Elliptio pullata

Elliptio roanokensis

Elliptio spinosa

Elliptio (Eurynia) dilatata = Eurynia dilatata

Fusconaia subrotunda

Hemistena lata

Parvaspina collina (Conrad, 1837)

Parvaspina steinstansana (Johnson and Clarke, 1983)

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Pleurobema beadlianum [sic] = Pleurobema beadleianum

Pleurobema clava

Pleurobema decisum

Pleurobema furvum = Pleurobema rubellum

Pleurobema georgianum

Pleurobema hanleyianum

Pleurobema oviforme

Pleurobema perovatum

Pleurobema pyriforme

Pleurobema rubellum

Pleurobema rubrum = Pleurobema sintoxia

Pleurobema sintoxia

Pleurobema strodeanum

Pleuronaia barnesiana

Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Pleuronaia gibbera = Pleuronaia gibber

Uniomerus declivis

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