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

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Publication Zanatta & Murphy (2006): summary
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Zanatta, D.T. & R.W. Murphy. 2006. Evolution of active host-attraction strategies in the freshwater mussel tribe Lampsilini (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41(1): 195-208. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Margaron (Unio) dollabelloides Lea, 1852
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 35.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 56.
‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2].
‘Lea’ Zanatta & Murphy, 2006. MPE 41(1): 197 [as ‘Lexingtonia’].
(error for Unio dolabelloides Lea, 1840)

Venustaconcha pleasii Campbell et al., 2005
‘Marsh’ of Authors.
Campbell et al., 2005. Invert. Biol. 124(2): 155.
Zanatta & Murphy, 2006. MPE 41(1): 198.
Gangloff et al., 2013. Conserv. Genet. 14: 915. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio pleasii Marsh, 1891)

Villosa iris Campbell et al., 2005
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Campbell et al., 2005. Invert. Biol. 124(2): 155. [in part]
Zanatta & Murphy, 2006. MPE 41(1): 198. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio iris Lea, 1829)

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Actinonaias pectorosa (Conrad, 1834) = Ortmanniana pectorosa

Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)

Cumberlandia monodonta (Say, 1829)

Cyprogenia stegaria (Rafinesque, 1820)

Cyrtonaias tampicoensis (I. Lea, 1838)

Dromus dromas (I. Lea, 1834)

Ellipsaria lineolata (Rafinesque, 1820)

Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Eurynia dilatata

Epioblasma brevidens (I. Lea, 1831)

Epioblasma capsaeformis (I. Lea, 1834)

Epioblasma florentina walkeri (Wilson & Clark, 1914) = Epioblasma walkeri

Epioblasma torulosa rangiana (Rafinesque, 1839) [sic] = Epioblasma rangiana

Epioblasma triquetra (Rafinesque, 1820)

Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)

Glebula rotundata (Lamarck, 1819)

Hamiota altilis (Conrad, 1834)

Hamiota australis (Simpson, 1900)

Hamiota perovalis (Conrad, 1834)

Hamiota subangulata (I. Lea, 1840)

Hemistena lata (Rafinesque, 1820)

Lampsilis cardium (Say, 1831) [sic]

Lampsilis fasciola (Rafinesque, 1820)

Lampsilis ornata (Conrad, 1835)

Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817)

Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823)

Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820)

Lemiox rimosus (Rafinesque, 1831)

Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) = Potamilus fragilis

Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) = Potamilus leptodon

Lexingtonia dollabelloides [sic] (Lea, 1840) = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Ligumia nasuta (Say, 1817) = Sagittunio nasutus

Ligumia recta (Lamarck, 1819)

Medionidus acutissimus (Lea, 1831)

Medionidus conradicus (Lea, 1834)

Obliquaria reflexa (Rafinesque, 1820)

Obovaria jacksoniana (Frierson, 1912) = Obovaria arkansasensis

Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820)

Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820)

Obovaria unicolor (I. Lea, 1845)

Pleurobema clava (Lamarck, 1819)

Popenaias popeii (Lea, 1857)

Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)

Potamilus amphichaenus (Frierson, 1898)

Potamilus inflatus (I. Lea, 1831)

Potamilus ohiensis (Rafinesque, 1820)

Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque, 1820)

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)

Toxolasma lividus (Rafinesque, 1831) = Toxolasma lividum

Toxolasma parvus (Barnes, 1823) = Toxolasma parvum

Toxolasma texasiensis (Lea, 1857) = Toxolasma texasiense

Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis (Conrad, 1836)

Venustaconcha pleasii (Marsh, 1891)

Villosa fabalis (I. Lea, 1831) = Paetulunio fabalis

Villosa iris (I. Lea, 1829) = Cambarunio iris

Villosa vanuxemensis (I. Lea, 1838) = Leaunio vanuxemensis

 
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