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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Ortmanniana ligamentina

nominal species Unio (Elliptio) fasciata Rafinesque, 1820

= Ortmanniana ligamentina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823) — Vidrine, 1993

+ — Burch, 1975

+ Ligumia siliquoidea siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823) — Haas, 1969

= Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata (Raf.) — Haas, 1930

= Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927

+ Actinonaias carinata (Barnes, 1823) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922

+ Lampsilis ligamentinus Lam. — Vanatta, 1915

+ — Simpson, 1914

+ — Simpson, 1900

+ — Lea, 1870

= Unio fasciatus [Raf.] — Conrad, 1853

+ — Lea, 1852

= Unio fasciatus Rafinesque — Küster, 1848

+ — Lea, 1836

= Unio fasciatus Rafinesque, 1820 — Conrad, 1835

= Unio fasciatus Raf., Say — Ferussac, 1835

= Unio (Elliptio) fasciata — Rafinesque, 1820

= Potamilus fasciatus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Rafinesque, 1818