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

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Publication Williams et al. (2011): taxonomic opinions
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Complete Citation

Williams, J.D., R.S. Butler & J.M. Wisniewski. 2011. Annotated synonymy of the Recent freshwater mussel taxa of the families Margaritiferidae and Unionidae described from Florida and drainages contiguous with Alabama and Georgia. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 51(1): 1-84. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta triangulata (Lea, 1858)

Alasmidonta wrightianus (Walker, 1901) = Alasmidonta wrightiana

Amblema neislerii (Lea, 1858)

Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)

Anodonta couperiana Lea, 1840 = Utterbackiana couperiana

Anodonta hartfieldorum Williams, Bogan & Garner, 2009 = Utterbackiana hartfieldorum

Anodonta heardi Gordon & Hoeh, 1995 = Utterbackiana heardi

Anodonta suborbiculata Say, 1831 = Utterbackiana suborbiculata

Anodontoides radiatus (Conrad, 1834) = Strophitus radiatus
+ Margaritana elliottii Lea, 1858

Elliptio ahenea (Lea, 1843)
+ Unio waltoni B.H. Wright, 1888

Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834)
+ Unio strigosus Lea, 1840
+ Unio tortivus Lea, 1840
+ Unio viridans Lea, 1859

Elliptio chipolaensis (Walker, 1905)

Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck, 1819)
+ Unio danielsii B.H. Wright, 1899
+ Unio incrassatus Lea, 1840

Elliptio fraterna (Lea, 1852)

Elliptio fumata (Lea, 1857)
+ Unio basalis Lea, 1872
+ Unio corneus Lea, 1874
+ Unio dooleyensis Lea, 1874
+ Unio gesnerii Lea, 1874
+ Unio hallenbeckii Lea, 1859
+ Unio invenustus Lea, 1874
+ Unio plantii Lea, 1857
+ Unio salebrosus Lea, 1859
+ Unio subniger Lea, 1857

Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838)
+ Unio buckleyi Lea, 1843
+ Unio buddianus Lea, 1843
+ Unio buxtoni B.H. Wright, 1897
+ Unio coruscus Gould, 1856
+ Unio cunninghami B.H. Wright, 1883
+ Unio dallii B.H. Wright, 1888
+ Unio diazensis S.H. Wright, 1897
+ Unio dorei B.H. Wright, 1888
+ Unio ferrissii Marsh, 1891
+ Unio (Elliptio) webbianus hartii B.H. Wright, 1934
+ Unio hinkleyi B.H. Wright, 1888
+ Unio leonensis Simpson, 1892
+ Unio marshii B.H. Wright, 1888
+ Elliptio maywebbae B.H. Wright, 1934
+ Unio nolani B.H. Wright, 1888
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Elliptio mcmichaeli Clench & Turner, 1956

Elliptio monroensis (Lea, 1843)
+ Unio anthonyi Lea, 1861
+ Unio hartwrightii B.H. Wright, 1896
+ Unio polymorphus B.H. Wright, 1899
+ Unio websterii B.H. Wright, 1888

Elliptio nigella (Lea, 1852)
+ Unio denigratus Lea, 1857

Elliptio occulta (Lea, 1843)
+ Unio burtchianus S.H. Wright, 1897
+ Unio dispalans B.H. Wright, 1899
+ Unio fryanus B.H. Wright, 1888
+ Unio fuscatus Lea, 1843
+ Unio lehmanii S.H. Wright, 1897

Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856)
+ Unio aquilus Lea, 1857
+ Unio extensus Lea, 1857
+ Unio maconensis Lea, 1857
+ Unio mercerii Lea, 1862
+ Unio roswellensis Lea, 1858
+ Unio singularis B.H. Wright, 1899
+ Unio sublatus Lea, 1857
+ Unio tetricus Lea, 1857
+ Unio verutus Lea, 1859
+ Unio viridiradiatus Lea, 1859

Elliptio purpurella (Lea, 1857)

Elliptoideus sloatianus (Lea, 1840)
+ Unio atromarginatus Lea, 1840
+ Unio plectophorus Conrad, 1849

Fusconaia apalachicola Williams & Fradkin, 1999 = Reginaia apalachicola

Fusconaia burkei (Walker, 1922)

Fusconaia escambia Clench & Turner, 1956

Fusconaia rotulatus (B.H. Wright, 1899) = Reginaia rotulata

Glebula rotundata (Lamarck, 1819)

Hamiota australis (Simpson, 1900)

Hamiota subangulata (Lea, 1840)
+ Unio kirklandianus S.H. Wright, 1897

Lampsilis binominata Simpson, 1900

Lampsilis floridensis (Lea, 1852)

Lampsilis ornata (Conrad, 1835)

Lampsilis straminea (Conrad, 1838)
+ Unio contrarius Conrad, 1849
+ Unio obtusus Lea, 1840

Lasmigona subviridis (Conrad, 1835) = Platynaias subviridis

Margaritifera marrianae Johnson, 1983

Medionidus acutissimus (Lea, 1831)

Medionidus penicillatus (Lea, 1857)
+ Unio kingii B.H. Wright, 1900

Medionidus simpsonianus Walker, 1905

Medionidus walkeri (B.H. Wright, 1897)

Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820)
+ Unio boykinianus Lea, 1840

Obovaria choctawensis (Athearn, 1964)

Obovaria haddletoni (Athearn, 1964)

Plectomerus dombeyanus (Valenciennes, 1827)

Pleurobema pyriforme (Lea, 1857)
+ Unio amabilis Lea, 1865
+ Unio bulbosus Lea, 1857
+ Unio harperi B.H. Wright, 1899
+ Unio modicus Lea, 1857
+ Unio reclusus B.H. Wright, 1898
+ Pleurobema simpsoni Vanatta, 1915

Pleurobema strodeanum (B.H. Wright, 1898)
+ Pleurobema patsaligensis Simpson, 1900

Ptychobranchus jonesi (van der Schalie, 1934)

Pyganodon cataracta (Say, 1817)

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)

Quadrula infucata (Conrad, 1834) = Pustulosa infucata
+ Unio securiformis Conrad, 1849

Quadrula kleiniana (Lea, 1852) = Pustulosa kleiniana

Quadrula succissa (Lea, 1852) = Pustulosa succissa
+ Unio cacao Lea, 1859
+ Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) wrightii Simpson, 1914

Toxolasma parvum (Barnes, 1823)

Toxolasma paulum (Lea, 1840)
+ Unio corvinus Lea, 1868
+ Unio corvunculus Lea, 1868
+ Unio cromwellii Lea, 1865
+ Unio marginis Lea, 1865
+ Unio minor Lea, 1843

Toxolasma paulum (Lea, 1840) = Toxolasma corvunculus

Uniomerus carolinianus (Bosc, 1801)
+ Unio blandingianus Lea, 1834
+ Unio jewettii Lea, 1867
+ Unio paludicolus Gould, 1845
+ Unio rivicolus Conrad, 1868

Uniomerus columbensis (Lea, 1857)

Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1831)

Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829)

Utterbackia peggyae (Johnson, 1965)

Utterbackia peninsularis Bogan & Hoeh, 1995

Villosa amygdalum (Lea, 1843)
+ Unio lepidus Gould, 1856
+ Unio papyraceus Gould, 1845
+ Unio singleyanus Marsh, 1891
+ Unio trossulus Lea, 1843
+ Unio vesicularis Lea, 1872
+ Lampsilis (Villosa) wrightiana Frierson, 1927

Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) = Leaunio lienosus
+ Unio concestator Lea, 1857
+ Unio dispar Lea, 1860
+ Unio fallax Lea, 1857
+ Unio intercedens Lea, 1857
+ Unio linguaeformis Lea, 1860
+ Unio obfuscus Lea, 1857
+ Unio prattii Lea, 1858
+ Unio subellipsis Lea, 1857
+ Unio sudus Lea, 1857
+ Unio unicostatus B.H. Wright, 1899

Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) = Villosa vibex

Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834)
+ Unio averellii B.H. Wright, 1888
+ Unio exiguus Lea, 1840
+ Unio nigrinus Lea, 1852
+ Unio pellucidus Lea, 1845

Villosa villosa (B.H. Wright, 1898)