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

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Publication Lydeard et al. (1996): summary
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Complete Citation

Lydeard, C., M. Mulvey & G.M. Davis. 1996. Molecular systematics and evolution of reproductive traits of North American freshwater unionacean mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia) as inferred from 16S rRNA gene sequences. Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London (B, Biol. Sci.) 351: 1593-1603. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta imbecilis Lea, 1836
‘Say’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 264.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 502.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 140.
Lapham, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 156.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7].
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 506.
Clench & Turner, 1956. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 187.
Murray & Leonard, 1962. Handbk. Unionid Muss. Kansas: 95.
R.I. Johnson, 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 362.
Heard, 1975. Malacologia 15(1): 84.
Kat, 1983. Malacologia 23(2): 362.
Hoeh, 1990. Malac. Review 23: 63.
Lydeard et al., 1996. Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London (B, Biol. Sci.) 351: 1595.
Rosenberg et al., 1997. J. Moll. Studies 63: 303.
Adamkewicz et al., 1997. MBE 14(6): 622.
(error for Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829)

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta triangulata

Amblema perplicata = Amblema plicata

Amblema plicata

Anodonta couperiana = Utterbackiana couperiana

Anodontoides radiatus = Strophitus radiatus

Cumberlandia monodonta

Ellipsaria lineolata

Elliptio dilatata = Eurynia dilatata

Elliptoideus sloatianus

Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lampsilis teres

Lasmigona costata

Leptodea fragilis = Potamilus fragilis

Margaritifera falcata

Margaritifera margaritifera

Medionidus conradicus

Megalonaias nervosa

Obliquaria reflexa

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Pleurobema pyriforme

Potamilus purpuratus

Ptychobranchus subtentum = Ptychobranchus subtentus

Quadrula apiculata = Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula metanevra = Theliderma metanevra

Quadrula quadrula

Uniomerus obesus = Uniomerus carolinianus

Utterbackia imbecilis [sic] = Utterbackia imbecillis

Villosa delumbis

 
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