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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!
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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Potamilus purpuratus nominal species Unio permiscens Lea, 1859 Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 112. Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 102 [106], pl. 17, fig. 251. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86118, Columbus, Miss.
= Potamilus purpuratus Taxonomic Opinions+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008 + Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998 + Proptera purpurata (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969 + Proptera purpurata (Lamarck, 1819) — Frierson, 1927 = Lampsilis (Proptera) permiscens (Lea, 1859) — Simpson, 1914 = Lampsilis (Proptera) permiscens (Lea, 1859) — Simpson, 1900 = Unio permiscens Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888 = Margaron (Unio) permiscens (Lea) — Lea, 1870
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