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

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Bivalvia | ... | Quadrulini | Quadrulina | Cyclonaias tuberculata

nominal species Quadrula (sec. Rotundaria) granifera var. pusilla Simpson, 1900

Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 795.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 906.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio graniferus Lea, 1838)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MCZ_20176 (by R.I. Johnson, 1956: 131), Green River, Kentucky.

= Cyclonaias tuberculata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Lopes-Lima et al., 2019

+ Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

= Cyclonaias tuberculata pusilla (Simpson, 1900) — Haas, 1969

= Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculata-pusilla (Simpson, 1900) — Frierson, 1927

= Quadrula (Rotundaria) granifera var. pusilla Simpson, 1900 — Simpson, 1914

= Quadrula (Rotundaria) granifera var. pusilla Simpson, 1900 — Simpson, 1900
 
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