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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Sulcularia viridis

nominal species Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. fuscata Rafinesque, 1820

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Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. fuscata Rafinesque, 1820 = Sulcularia viridis

Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 294.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 39.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Elliptio) viridis Rafinesque, 1820)
Type(s): TYPE ANSP_20219, Riv. Kentucky.

= Sulcularia viridis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Sulcularia viridis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Gordon, 2025

+ Lasmigona (Platynaias) viridis viridis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969

+ Symphynota viridis Raf. — Vanatta, 1915

+ Vanatta, 1915

= Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. fuscataRafinesque, 1820

 
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