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

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Publication Jones et al. (2005): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Jones, R.L., W.T. Slack & P.D. Hartfield. 2005. The freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae) of Mississippi. Southeastern Naturalist 4(1): 77-92. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck) = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Amblema plicata (Say)

Anodonta suborbiculata Say = Utterbackiana suborbiculata

Anodontoides radiatus (Conrad) = Strophitus radiatus

Arcidens confragosus (Say)

Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque)

Cyprogenia aberti (Conrad)

Ellipsaria lineolata (Rafinesque)

Elliptio arca (Conrad)

Elliptio arctata (Conrad)

Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck)

Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque) = Eurynia dilatata

Epioblasma brevidens (I. Lea)

Epioblasma penita (Conrad)

Epioblasma triquetra (Rafinesque)

Fusconaia barnesiana (I. Lea) = Pleuronaia barnesiana

Fusconaia cerina (Conrad)

Fusconaia ebena (I. Lea) = Reginaia ebenus

Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque)

Glebula rotundata (Lamarck)

Lampsilis altilis (Conrad) = Hamiota altilis

Lampsilis cardium (Rafinesque)

Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque

Lampsilis hydiana (I. Lea)

Lampsilis ornata (Conrad)

Lampsilis ovata (Say)

Lampsilis perovalis (Conrad) = Hamiota perovalis

Lampsilis satura (I. Lea)

Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes)

Lampsilis straminea claibornensis (I. Lea) = Lampsilis straminea

Lampsilis straminea straminea (Conrad) = Lampsilis straminea

Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque)

Lasmigona complanata alabamensis Clarke = Pterosyna alabamensis

Lasmigona complanata complanata (Barnes) = Pterosyna complanata

Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque)

Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque) = Potamilus fragilis

Lexingtonia dolabelloides (I. Lea) = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Ligumia recta (Lamarck)

Ligumia subrostrata (Say) = Sagittunio subrostratus

Medionidus acutissimus (I. Lea)

Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque)

Obliquaria reflexa Rafinesque

Obovaria jacksoniana (Frierson) = Obovaria arkansasensis

Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque)

Obovaria unicolor (I. Lea)

Plectomerus dombeyanus (Valenciennes)

Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque)

Pleurobema beadleianum (I. Lea)

Pleurobema curtum (I. Lea)

Pleurobema decisus (I. Lea) = Pleurobema decisum

Pleurobema marshalli Frierson

Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad)

Pleurobema perovatum (Conrad)

Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque) = Pleurobema sintoxia

Pleurobema taitianum (I. Lea)

Potamilus alatus (Say)

Potamilus capax (Green)

Potamilus inflatus (I. Lea)

Potamilus ohiensis (Rafinesque)

Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck)

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque)

Pyganodon grandis (Say)

Quadrula apiculata (Say) = Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula asperata (I. Lea) = Pustulosa kieneriana

Quadrula cylindrica (Say) = Theliderma cylindrica

Quadrula metanevra (Rafinesque) = Theliderma metanevra

Quadrula nobilis (Conrad)

Quadrula nodulata (Rafinesque) = Pustulosa nodulata

Quadrula pustulosa (I. Lea) = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque)

Quadrula refulgens (I. Lea) = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula rumphiana (I. Lea) = Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula stapes (I. Lea) = Theliderma stapes

Strophitus connasaugaensis (I. Lea) = Pseudodontoideus connasaugaensis

Strophitus subvexus (Conrad) = Pseudodontoideus subvexus

Strophitus undulatus (Say)

Toxolasma parvus (Barnes) = Toxolasma parvum

Toxolasma texasiensis (I. Lea) = Toxolasma texasiense

Tritogonia verrucosa (Rafinesque) = Quadrula verrucosa

Truncilla donaciformis (I. Lea)

Truncilla truncata Rafinesque

Uniomerus caroliniana (Bosc) = Uniomerus carolinianus

Uniomerus declivis (Say)

Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say)

Utterbackia imbecillis (Say)

Villosa lienosa (Conrad) = Leaunio lienosus

Villosa vibex (Conrad)

 
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