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

nominal species Unio occidens Lea, 1829

image of type lot

Unio occidens Lea, 1829 = Lampsilis cardium

specimen image from publicationLea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 435, pl. 10, fig. 16.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84866, Cincinnati, Ohio.

= Lampsilis cardium

Taxonomic Opinions

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

+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997

+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Howells et al., 1996

+ Lampsilis ventricosa (Barnes, 1823) — Oesch, 1984

+ Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

+ Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1816) — Burch, 1975

+ Lampsilis ovatus (Say, 1817) — Clarke, 1973

+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata (Say, 1817) — R.I. Johnson, 1970

+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cardium cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Haas, 1969

+ Lampsilis ovata ventricosa (Barnes, 1823) — Murray & Leonard, 1962

= Lampsilis ventricosa occidens (Lea, 1829) — F.C. Baker, 1928

+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Frierson, 1927

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

= Unio occidens Lea — de Gregorio, 1914

= Lampsilis occidens (Lea, 1829) — Ihering, 1901

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

+ Unio (s.s.) ventricosus Barnes, 1823 — Call, 1900

+ Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823 — Call, 1895

= Unio occidens Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

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

= Unio occidens Lea — Küster, 1861

= Unio (Hyridella) occidens Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857

+ Unio cardium Raf., 1820 — Conrad, 1853

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

= Unio occidens Lea — Hanley, 1843

+ Unio ventricosusDe Kay, 1843

+ Unio cardium (Rafinesque, 1820) — Conrad, 1840

= Aeglia (s.s.) occidens (Lea, 1829) — Swainson, 1840

= Margarita (Unio) occidens Lea — Lea, 1838

= Margarita (Unio) occidens (Lea, 1829) — Lea, 1836

+ Unio cardium Raf. — Ferussac, 1835

= Unio occidensJay, 1835

= Unio occidens Lea — Lea, 1834

= Unio occidens Lea — Lea, 1829

 
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