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

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Bivalvia | ... | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema sintoxia

nominal species Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) coccinea var. paupercula Simpson, 1900

Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 789.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio coccineus Conrad, 1836; homonym of Unio pauperculus Lea, 1861; renamed Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) coccinea var. magnalacustris Simpson, 1914)

= Pleurobema sintoxia

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820) — IUCN, 2012

+ Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Pleurobema cordatum (Conrad) [sic] — Strayer & Jirka, 1997

+ Pleurobema cordatum (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

+ Quadrula (Obliquata) coccinea magnalacustris (Simpson, 1914) — Haas, 1969

+ Quadrula (Obliquata) coccinea-magnalacustris Simpson, 1914 — Frierson, 1927

= Pleurobema coccineum paupercula (Simpson, 1900) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922

+ Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) coccinea var. magnalacustris Simpson, 1914 — Simpson, 1914

= Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) coccinea var. paupercula Simpson, 1900 — Simpson, 1900

 
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