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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Smith (2021): summary
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Smith, C.H. 2021. A high-quality reference genome for a parasitic bivalve with doubly uniparental inheritance (Bivalvia: Unionida). Genome Biology and Evolution 13(3). evab029 (pp. 1-8). Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Aspatharia pfeifferiana

Contradens contradens = Lens contradens

Cristaria plicata

Elliptio complanata

Elliptio crassidens

Etheria elliptica

Hyriopsis cumingii = Sinohyriopsis cumingii

Lamprotula leaii

Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823)

Margaritifera margaritifera

Megalonaias nervosa

Neotrigonia margaritacea

Potamilus streckersoni

Pyganodon grandis

Scabies phaelus [sic] = Scabies phaselus

Uniomerus tetralasmus

Utterbackia peninsularis

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis