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

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Publication Zanatta et al. (2007): summary
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Complete Citation

Zanatta, D.T., A. Ngo & J. Lindell. 2007. Reassessment of the phylogenetic relationships among Anodonta, Pyganodon, and Utterbackia (Bivalva: Unionoida) using mutation coding of allozyme data. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 156: 211-216. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta couperiana (Lea, 1840) = Utterbackiana couperiana

Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta heardi (Gordon & Hoeh, 1995) = Utterbackiana heardi

Anodonta implicata (Say, 1829) = Utterbackiana implicata

Anodonta kennerlyi (Lea, 1860)

Anodonta suborbiculata (Say, 1831) = Utterbackiana suborbiculata

Lasmigona complanata (Barnes, 1823)

Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829) = Platynaias compressa

Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820)

Pyganodon cataracta (Say, 1817)

Pyganodon fragilis (Fleming, 1828)

Pyganodon gibbosa (Say, 1824)

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)

Pyganodon lacustris (Lea, 1857)

Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829)

Utterbackia peggyae (Johnson, 1965)