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

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Publication Bogan & Hoeh (2000): summary
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Complete Citation

Bogan, A.E. & W.R. Hoeh. 2000. On becoming cemented: evolutionary relationships among the genera in the freshwater bivalve family Etheriidae (Bivalvia: Unionoida). [in] The Evolutionary Biology of the Bivalvia (Harper et al., eds.). Geological Society, London Special Publications 177: 159-168. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Acostaea rivoli (Deshayes, 1827) = Mulleria rivoli

Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)

Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodontites guanarensis Marshall, 1927

Anodontites trigonus (Spix, 1827) = Anodontites trigona

Castalia stevensi (H.B. Baker, 1930)

Coelatura aegyptiaca (Cailliaud, 1827)

Cumberlandia monodonta (Say, 1829)

Cyrtonaias tampicoensis (Lea, 1838)

Diplodon deceptus (Simpson, 1914) = Diplodon gratus

Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Eurynia dilatata

Etheria elliptica Lamarck, 1807

Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)

Glebula rotundata (Lamarck, 1819)

Gonidea angulata (Lea, 1838)

Hyridella menziesi (Gray, 1843) = Echyridella menziesii

Ligumia recta (Lamarck, 1819)

Lortiella rugata (Sowerby, 1868)

Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Monocondylaea minuana (d’Orbigny, 1835)

Mutela dubia (Gmelin, 1791)

Mutela rostrata (Rang, 1835)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (Lamarck, 1804)

Pleurobema clava (Lamarck, 1819)

Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)

Pseudomulleria dalyi (Smith, 1898)

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820)

Strophitus undulatus (Say, 1817)

Toxolasma lividus Rafinesque, 1831 = Toxolasma lividum

Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio tumidus (Retzius, 1788)

Velesunio angasi (Sowerby, 1867)

 
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