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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Amaro et al. (2017): summary

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Full Citation

Amaro, R., C. Bouza, B. Gómez, J. Castro, E. San Miguel et al. 2017. Identification of novel gender-associated mitochondrial haplotypes in Margaritifera margaritifera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 179(4): 738-750. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Pyganodon grandis Amaro et al., 2017 = Sinanodonta woodiana

Amaro et al., 2017. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 179(4): 743.
(misidentified reference to Anodonta grandis Say, 1829)

Quadrula quadrula Lydeard et al., 2000 = Quadrula nobilis

‘Conrad’ of Authors.
Lydeard et al., 2000. Geol. Soc. London Spec. Publ. 177: 157. [in part]
Serb et al., 2003. MPE 28: 10. [in part]
Reis et al., 2013. Graellsia 69(1): 22. [in part]
Amaro et al., 2017. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 179(4): Table S1. [in part]
Gasparini et al., 2020. Environmental DNA 2(3): Table S1. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Obliquaria (Quadrula) quadrula Rafinesque, 1820)

Taxonomic Opinions

Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)

Inversidens japanensis (Lea, 1859) = Pronodularia japanensis

Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823)

Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829) = Platynaias compressa

Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820)

Margaritifera falcata (Gould, 1850)

Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (Lamarck, 1804)

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820)

Solenaia carinatus (Heude, 1877) = Sinosolenaia carinata

Toxolasma parvum (Barnes, 1823)

Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829)

Utterbackia peninsularis Bogan & Hoeh, 1995

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis (Conrad, 1836)

 
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