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

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Publication Chapman et al. (2008): summary
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Complete Citation

Chapman, E.G., M.E. Gordon, J.M. Walker, B.K. Lang, D.C. Campbell & W.R. Hoeh. 2008. Evolutionary relationships of Popenaias popeii and the early evolution of lampsiline bivalves (Unionidae): phylogenetic analyses of DNA and amino acid sequences from F and M mitochondrial genomes. Malacologia 50(1-2): 303-318. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)

Cyrtonaias tampicoensis (Lea, 1838)

Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)

Glebula rotundata (Lamarck, 1819)

Hamiota subangulata (Lea, 1840)

Inversidens japanensis (Lea, 1859) = Pronodularia japanensis

Lampsilis hydiana (Lea, 1838)

Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817)

Lampsilis straminea (Conrad, 1834)

Lemiox rimosus (Rafinesque, 1831)

Obliquaria reflexa (Rafinesque, 1820)

Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820)

Plectomerus dombeyanus (Valenciennes, 1827)

Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820)

Popenaias popeii (Lea, 1857)

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque, 1820)

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820)

Quadrula refulgens (Lea, 1868) = Pustulosa pustulosa

Toxolasma lividus (Rafinesque, 1831) = Toxolasma lividum

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis (Conrad, 1836)