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

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Publication Mackie et al. (1980): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Mackie, G.L., D.S. White & T.W. Zbeba. 1980. A Guide to the Freshwater Mollusks of the Laurentian Great Lakes with Special Emphasis on the Genus Pisidium. EPA-600/3-80-068. 144 pp.

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta calceolus (Lea) = Pressodonta viridis

Amblema plicatus Say = Amblema plicata

Anodonta cataracta Say = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodonta grandis grandis Say = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta grandis simpsoniana Lea = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta imbecillis Say = Utterbackia imbecillis

Anodontoides ferussacianus (Lea)

Carunculina parva (Barnes) = Toxolasma parvum

Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque)

Dysnomia sulcata (Lea) = Epioblasma obliquata

Dysnomia triquetra (Rafinesque) = Epioblasma triquetra

Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot)

Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque) = Eurynia dilatata

Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque)

Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque

Lampsilis ovata (Say)

Lampsilis radiata radiata (Gmelin) = Lampsilis radiata

Lampsilis radiata siliquoidea (Barnes) = Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lasmigona complanata (Barnes)

Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque)

Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque) = Potamilus fragilis

Ligumia nasuta (Say) = Sagittunio nasutus

Ligumia recta (Lamarck)

Musculium lacustre f. jayensis (Prime) = Sphaerium lacustre

Musculium lacustre f. lacustre (Müller) = Sphaerium lacustre

Musculium partumeium (Say) = Sphaerium partumeium

Musculium securis (Prime) = Sphaerium securis

Musculium transversum (Say) = Sphaerium transversum

Obliquaria reflexa Rafinesque) [sic]

Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque)

Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque)

Pisidium adamsi Stimpson = Euglesa adamsii

Pisidium amnicum (Müller)

Pisidium casertanum (Poli) = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium compressum Prime = Euglesa compressa

Pisidium conventus Clessin = Conventus conventus

Pisidium dubium (Say)

Pisidium equilaterale Prime = Euglesa equilateralis

Pisidium fallax Sterki = Euglesa fallax

Pisidium ferrugineum Prime = Euglesa ferruginea

Pisidium henslowanum (Sheppard) = Euglesa henslowana

Pisidium idahoense Roper = Pisidium idahoensis

Pisidium lilljeborgi f. cristatum Sterki = Euglesa lilljeborgii

Pisidium lilljeborgi f. lilljeborgi Esmark & Hoyer = Euglesa lilljeborgii

Pisidium milium Held = Euglesa milium

Pisidium nitidum f. nitidum Jenyns = Euglesa nitida

Pisidium nitidum f. pauperculum Sterki = Euglesa nitida

Pisidium punctatum Sterki

Pisidium subtruncatum Malm = Euglesa subtruncata

Pisidium supinum Schmidt = Euglesa supina

Pisidium variabile Prime = Euglesa variabilis

Pisidium ventricosum f. rotundatum Prime = Euglesa rotundata

Pisidium ventricosum f. ventricosum Prime = Euglesa ventricosa

Pisidium walkeri f. mainense Sterki = Euglesa walkeri

Pisidium walkeri f. walkeri Sterki = Euglesa walkeri

Pleurobema cordatum f. coccineum (Rafinesque) [sic] = Pleurobema sintoxia

Proptera alata (Say) = Potamilus alatus

Proptera laevissima (Lea) = Potamilus ohiensis

Ptychobranchus fasciolare (Rafinesque) = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Quadrula nodulata Rafinesque = Pustulosa nodulata

Quadrula pustulosa (Lea) = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque)

Simpsoniconcha ambigua (Say) = Simpsonaias ambigua

Sphaerium corneum (Linnaeus)

Sphaerium nitidum Westerlund

Sphaerium occidentale (Prime)

Sphaerium rhomboideum (Say)

Sphaerium simile (Say)

Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck)

Strophitus undulatus (Say)

Truncilla donaciformis (Lea)

Truncilla truncata Rafinesque

Villosa fabalis (Lea) = Paetulunio fabalis

Villosa iris (Lea) = Cambarunio iris