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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Conrad (1836): summary
publication summary Complete CitationConrad, T.A. 1836. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature 1(2): 17-24, pls. 7-10. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesUnio costatus Conrad, 1836
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(2): pl. 17, fig. 7.
 Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 4, sp. 16.
(reference to Amblema costata Rafinesque, 1820) | |
Unio glans Conrad, 1836
‘Lea’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(2): 21, pl. 9, fig. 2.
(misidentified reference to Unio glans Lea, 1831) | |
Unio parvus Conrad, 1836
‘Barnes’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(2): 20, pl. 9, fig. 1.
 Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 35, sp. 186.
(misidentified reference to Unio parvus Barnes, 1823) | |
Taxonomic OpinionsUnio costatus (Rafinesque, 1820) = Amblema plicata
+ Unio undulatus Barnes, 1823 Unio glans Lea, 1831 = Toxolasma lividum Unio parvus Barnes, 1823 = Toxolasma parvum Unio radiatus (Lam.) = Lampsilis radiata
+ Unio virginiana Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio oblongatus Wood, 1828 Unio radiatus (Lam.) = Elliptio complanata Unio retusus Lamarck, 1819 = Obovaria retusa
+ Obovaria torsa Rafinesque, 1820 Unio siliquoideus Barnes, 1823 = Lampsilis siliquoidea
+ Unio inflatus Barnes, 1823
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