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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Lampsilis cardium

nominal species Unio cardium Conrad, 1834

Unio cardium Conrad, 1834 = Lampsilis cardium

‘Rafinesque’ Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 68.
(reference to Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820)

= Lampsilis cardium

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Watters et al., 2009

+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosa (Barnes, 1823) — Simpson, 1914

+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosus Barnes — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823 — Call, 1895

+ Margaron (Unio) occidens (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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

+ Unio ventricosus Barn. — Ferussac, 1835

 
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