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

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Publication Graf (2002): summary
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Graf, D.L. 2002. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of two problematic freshwater mussel genera (Unio and Gonidea) and a re-evaluation of the classification of Nearctic Unionidae (Bivalvia: Palaeoheterodonta: Unionoida). Journal of Molluscan Studies 68: 65-71. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Pilsbryoconcha exilis Graf, 2002
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Graf, 2002. J. Moll. Studies 68: 66.
Graf & Cummings, 2006. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 148: 372.
Hoeh et al., 2009. Malacologia 51(2): 310.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 177. [in part]
(reference to Anodonta exilis Lea, 1838)

Pseudodon vondembuschianus Graf, 2002
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Graf, 2002. J. Moll. Studies 68: 66.
Graf & Cummings, 2006. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 148: 348.
Hoeh et al., 2009. Malacologia 51(2): 310.
Whelan et al., 2011. MPE 61: 506. [in part]
Pfeiffer & Graf, 2015. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 175(2): 310. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1 [as ‘Pseudodon aff. vondembuschianus sp. 2’]. [in part]
Konopleva et al., 2017. Systemat. Biodiv. 15(3): 207. [in part]
Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
Konopleva et al., 2019. Sci. Repts. 9: Table S1 [as ‘Monodontina aff. vondembuschiana sp. 2’]. [in part]
(reference to Margaritana vondembuschiana Lea, 1840)

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818

Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)

Cumberlandia monodonta (Say, 1829)

Diplodon chilensis (Gray, 1828)

Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Eurynia dilatata

Gonidea angulata (Lea, 1838)

Hyridella depressa (Lamarck, 1819)

Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820

Neotrigonia margaritacea (Lamarck, 1804)

Obliquaria reflexa Rafinesque, 1820

Pilsbryoconcha exilis (Lea, 1839)

Pseudodon vondembuschianus (Lea, 1840)

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)

Uniandra contradens (Lea, 1838) = Lens contradens

Unio (Cafferia) caffer Krauss, 1848 = Unio caffer

Unio (s.s.) pictorum (Linnaeus, 1757) = Unio pictorum

Velesunio ambigua (Philippi, 1847) = Velesunio ambiguus

 
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