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Publication Williams et al. (2008): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Williams, J.D., A.E. Bogan & J.T. Garner. 2008. Freshwater Mussels of Alabama and the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. 908 pp.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Euanodonata Williams et al., 2008
Williams et al., 2008. Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 136.
(error for Euanodonta Westerlund, 1890)

Leucosilla Scudder, 1882
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Scudder, 1882. Nomen. Zool., Suppl.: 187. [nomen nudum]
Cox et al., 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo 2: N862.
Williams et al., 2008. Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 102.
(error for Loncosilla Rafinesque, 1831)

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta arkansasensis B.H. Wright, 1888
‘Lea’ of Authors.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [6].
Call, 1895. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 7: 60.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 617.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 347.
Williams et al., 2008. Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 709.
Watters et al., 2009. Freshw. Mussels OH: 294.

Epioblasma capsaeformis Jones et al., 2006
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Jones et al., 2006. J. Moll. Studies 72: 269.
Williams et al., 2008. Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 288.

Unio pectitis Williams et al., 2008
‘Conrad’ Williams et al., 2008. Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 258.

Unio plantus Williams et al., 2008
‘Barnes’ Williams et al., 2008. Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 419.

Unio propecaelatus Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
‘de Gregorio’ Parmalee & Bogan, 1998. The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee: 169.
‘de Gregorio’ Williams et al., 2008. Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 483.

Unio elegans var. elagantopsis Williams et al., 2008
‘de Gregorio’ Williams et al., 2008. Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 739.

Unio subteritus [sic] var. purcheornatus Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
‘de Gregorio’ Parmalee & Bogan, 1998. The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee: 204.
‘de Gregorio’ Williams et al., 2008. Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 629.

Unio triangularis var. longisculus Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
‘de Gregorio’ Parmalee & Bogan, 1998. The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee: 108.
‘de Gregorio’ Williams et al., 2008. Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 283.

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