MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Mon 2 March 2026
nominal species Potamilus phaiedrus Rafinesque, 1818
Potamilus phaiedrus Rafinesque, 1818 = nomen dubium
Rafinesque, 1818. Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1819. Jour. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. 88: 426 [as ‘U. (Proptera) phaiedra’]. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 22, 29.
Taxonomic Opinions
= Unio (Proptera) phaiedra (Rafinesque, 1818) — Rafinesque, 1819: 426.
= Potamilus phaiedrus (Rafinesque, 1818) — Rafinesque, 1818: 355, sp. 5.
