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nominal species Unio (Leptodea) fragilis Rafinesque, 1820

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Unio (Leptodea) fragilis Rafinesque, 1820 = Potamilus fragilis

Rafinesque, 1818. Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355 [‘Potamilus fragilis’]. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 295 [also as ‘Elliptio fragilis’].
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 22, 41.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_20209, creeks, Kentucky.

Taxonomic Opinions

= Potamilus fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Campbell & Lydeard, 2026: 288.

= Potamilus fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — FMCS, 2025: [5].

= Potamilus fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Hopper et al., 2023.

= Leptodea fragilisHauck et al., 2023: fig. 7.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Graf & Cummings, 2021: 18.

= Potamilus fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — FMCS, 2021: [5].

= Potamilus fragilisKeogh et al., 2021: 1140.

= Leptodea fragilisInoue et al., 2020: Table S2.

= Potamilus fragilisSmith et al., 2020: 517.

= Leptodea fragilisKlymus et al., 2020: 3.

= Potamilus fragilisJohnson & Smith, 2020: 4.

= Potamilus fragilisSmith & Johnson, 2020: 2.

= Leptodea fragilisGasparini et al., 2020: Table S1.

= Leptodea fragilisBurlakova et al., 2019: 349.

= Leptodea fragilisKeogh & Simons, 2019: Table S1.

= Leptodea fragilisSmith et al., 2019: 337, fig. 2, Table S1.

= Leptodea fragilisMarshall et al., 2018: 45.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2017: 40.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — IUCN, 2017: [web].

= Leptodea fragilisPfeiffer et al., 2016: 281.

= Leptodea fragilisJones, 2015: 315.

= Leptodea fragilisSousa et al., 2014: [4], Table 1.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — ITIS, 2012: [web].

= Leptodea fragilisHaag, 2012: 69.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — McMurray et al., 2012: 42.

= Leptodea fragilisBoyer et al., 2011: 186.

= Leptodea fragilis Rafinesque, 1820 — Bogan, 2010: [19].

= Leptodea fragilisCummings & Graf, 2010: 376, 377.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009: 175, figs. 113-115.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008: 416.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Graf & Cummings, 2007: 306.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Tiemann et al., 2007: 115.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Zanatta & Murphy, 2006: 197.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Hoke, 2005: 30, 32, Tables 1-2.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque) — Jones et al., 2005: 90, Appendix 1.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Campbell et al., 2005: 154.

= Leptodea fragilisKrebs et al., 2003: 311.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Cicerello & Schuster, 2003: 31, text fig..

= Leptodea fragilisSietman, 2003: 100, text fig..

= Leptodea fragilis (Raf., 1820) — Graf, 2002: 191, Table 3.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Huang et al., 2002: 360.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Smith, 2000: 156.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque) — Lydeard et al., 1999: 128.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998: 147, pl. 61.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Turgeon et al., 1998: 35.

= Leptodea fragilisRoe & Lydeard, 1998: 198.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997: 67, pl. 9, figs. 1-2; pl. 11; fig. 13f.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Cummings & Mayer, 1997: 139.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Howells et al., 1996: 75, text fig..

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque) — Williams et al., 1993: 13.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Vidrine, 1993: 155, pl. 15, figs. I-L.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Cummings & Mayer, 1992: 120, text fig..

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Turgeon et al., 1988: 31.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Oesch, 1984: 172, text figs..

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1980: 95, List 1, sp. 55; Tables 2-3, 5.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque) — Mackie et al., 1980: 7.

= Leptodea fragilisGordon et al., 1979: 35, Table 3.

= Leptodea fragilis (Raf.) — Mathiak, 1979: 36, pl. 11-C.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Burch, 1975: 20.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Murray & Leonard, 1962: 120, pl. 32, figs. 1-4.

= Leptodea fragilis Rafinesque — Thiele, 1934: 835, [1271].

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — F.C. Baker, 1928: 234, pl. 80, figs. 1-4.

= Lampsilis (Leptodea) fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927: 82, sp. 360.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque) — Ortmann, 1925: 351.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque) — Ortmann, 1924: 28.

= Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922: 53.

= Paraptera fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Ortmann, 1918: 572.

+ Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque — Utterback, 1916: 352.

= Lampsilis fragilis Raf. — Vanatta, 1915: 552.

+ Simpson, 1914: 731.

+ Simpson, 1900: 744.

+ Lea, 1870: 91.

= Metaptera fragilis (Raf.) — Conrad, 1853: 260.

= Metaptera fragilisAgassiz, 1852: 46.

+ Lea, 1852: 57.

= Unio fragilis Rafinesque — Küster, 1848: 19, pl. 3, fig. 1.

+ Unio gracilis Barnes — Hanley, 1843: 174.

= Unio fragilis Rafinesque, 1820 — Conrad, 1836: 55, pl. 30.

+ Lea, 1836: 59.

= Symphynota fragilis Raf. — Ferussac, 1835: 25.

= Unio fragilis Say [sic] — Deshayes, 1832: 587.

= Unio (Leptodea) fragilisRafinesque, 1820: 295, sp. 6.

= Potamilus fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Rafinesque, 1818: 355, sp. 14.