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

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Publication WoRMS (2012): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

WoRMS. 2012. World Register of Marine Species. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Jolya arata (Dunker, 1857)

Jolya elongata (Swainson, 1821)
+ Modiola cuneiformis Hanley, 1843

Jolya letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1877
+ Modiola plicata Reeve, 1857
+ Modiola stultorum Jousseaume, 1893

Jolya martorelli (Hidalgo, 1878)

Jolya rhomboidea (Reeve, 1857)
+ Modiola elongata Hanley, 1843
+ Modiola sirahensis Jousseaume, 1891
+ Modiola subrugosa Grabau & King, 1928
+ Modiolus ostentus Iredale, 1939

Lucina adansoni (d’Orbigny, 1839)

Lucina aurantia Deshayes, 1832

Lucina beliziana J. & W. Gibson-Smith, 1982

Lucina carnosa Dunker, 1858

Lucina ephraimi Weisbord, 1964

Lucina katherinepalmerae Weisbord, 1964

Lucina pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lucina podagrina caymanana J. & W. Gibson-Smith, 1982 = Lucina podagrina

Lucina podagrina podagrina (Dall, 1903) = Lucina podagrina

Lucina roquesana J. & W. Gibson-Smith, 1982

Lucina roscoeorum Kilburn, 1974

Lucina victorialis (Melvill, 1899)

Lucinisca centrifuga (Dall, 1901)

Lucinisca fenestrata (Hinds, 1845)

Lucinisca muricata (Spengler, 1798)

Lucinisca nassula (Conrad, 1846)

Lucinisca nuttalli (Conrad, 1837)

Polymesoda altilis (Gould, 1853)

Polymesoda anomala (Deshayes, 1855)

Polymesoda arctata (Deshayes, 1854)
+ Cyrena nicaraguana Prime, 1870
+ Cyrena ordinaria Prime, 1865
+ Cyrena acuta Prime, 1861
+ Cyrena germana Prime, 1867
+ Cyrena regalis Prime, 1865
+ Cyrena solida Philippi, 1846

Polymesoda arctata (Deshayes, 1854) = Polymesoda solida

Polymesoda boliviana (Philippi, 1851)

Polymesoda caroliniana (Bosc, 1801)

Polymesoda floridana (Conrad, 1846)
+ Cyrena maritima d’Orbigny, 1853

Polymesoda fontainei (d’Orbigny, 1844)

Polymesoda inflata (Philippi, 1851)

Polymesoda meridionalis (Prime, 1865)

Polymesoda mexicana (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)

Polymesoda notabilis (Deshayes, 1855)