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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Epioblasma brevidens

nominal species Unio interruptus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

Unio interruptus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors = Epioblasma brevidens

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 69.
Say, 1834. Amer. Conch. 6: ??.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 28.
Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(10): 88, pl. 48.
Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 14, sp. 56.
(misidentified reference to Obliquaria (Plagiola) interrupta Rafinesque, 1820)

= Epioblasma brevidens

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Epioblasma brevidens (Lea, 1831) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Dysnomia brevidens (Lea, 1831) — Burch, 1975

+ Dysnomia (Penita) brevidens (Lea, 1831) — Haas, 1969

+ Dysnomia (Penita) brevidens (Lea, 1831) — Frierson, 1927

+ Truncilla (s.s.) brevidens (Lea, 1831) — Simpson, 1914

+ Truncilla (s.s.) brevidens Lea — Simpson, 1900

= Unio interruptus Rafinesque — Küster, 1861

+ Unio interruptus Raf. — Conrad, 1853

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

 
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