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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema sintoxia

nominal species Obliquaria rubra Rafinesque, 1820

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Obliquaria rubra Rafinesque, 1820 = Pleurobema sintoxia

Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 314 [also as ‘U. rubra’].
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 57.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_20237, [no locality available - North America].

= Pleurobema sintoxia

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820) — FMCS, 2025

+ Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820) — Johnson et al., 2024

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Hopper et al., 2023

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — FMCS, 2021

= Pleurobema rubrumKlymus et al., 2020

= Pleurobema rubrumInoue et al., 2018

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2017

= Pleurobema rubrumPerkins et al., 2017

= Pleurobema rubrumJones, 2015

= Pleurobema (Sintoxia) rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Campbell & Lydeard, 2012

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — ITIS, 2012

= Pleurobema (Sintoxia) rubrum (Rafinesque) — Burlakova et al., 2012

= Pleurobema rubrumHaag, 2012

= Pleurobema rubrum Rafinesque, 1820 — Bogan, 2010

= Pleurobema rubrumCummings & Graf, 2010

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Campbell et al., 2008

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Burdick & White, 2007

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Tiemann et al., 2007

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque) — Jones et al., 2005

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Campbell et al., 2005

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Cicerello & Schuster, 2003

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque) — Lydeard et al., 1999

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Turgeon et al., 1998

+ Pleurobema cordatum (Conrad) [sic] — Strayer & Jirka, 1997

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Cummings & Mayer, 1997

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — IUCN, 1996

+ Pleurobema pyramidatum (Lea, 1840) — Vidrine, 1993

= Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Cummings & Mayer, 1992

= Obliquaria rubra Rafinesque, 1820 — Burch, 1975

+ Quadrula (Obliquata) coccinea (Conrad, 1836) — Frierson, 1927

+ Pleurobema pyramidatum (Lea, 1831) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922

= Pleurobema obliqua rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Ortmann, 1918

= Quadrula rubra Raf. — Vanatta, 1915

+ Simpson, 1914

+ Simpson, 1900

+ Margaron (Unio) pyramidatus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

= Unio ruber Raf. — Conrad, 1853

= Pleurobema ruberAgassiz, 1852

+ Margaron (Unio) pyramidatus (Lea) — Lea, 1852

+ Unio mytiloides Rafinesque — Küster, 1852

+ Margarita (Unio) pyramidatus Lea — Lea, 1838

+ Unio mytiloides (Rafinesque, 1820) — Conrad, 1836

+ Margarita (Unio) pyramidatus (Lea, 1831) — Lea, 1836

+ Unio mytiloides Raf. — Ferussac, 1835

= Amblema rubraRafinesque, 1820

 
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