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

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Publication Burlakova et al. (2012): summary
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Complete Citation

Burlakova, L.E., D. Campbell, A.Y. Karatayev & D. Barclay. 2012. Distribution, genetic analysis and conservation priorities for rare Texas freshwater molluscs in the genera Fusconaia and Pleurobema. Aquatic Biosystems 8(12). 15 pp. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema elliottii (Lea)

Amblema plicata (‘Say)

Cyrtonaias tampicoensis (Lea)

Elliptio arca (Conrad)

Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck)

Elliptio (Eurynia) dilatata (Rafinesque) = Eurynia dilatata

Fusconaia “askewi” = Fusconaia flava

Fusconaia askewi (Marsh)
+ Quadrula lananensis Frierson, 1901
+ Unio chunii Lea, 1861

Fusconaia askewi (Marsh) = Fusconaia lananensis

Fusconaia askewi (Marsh) = Fusconaia chunii

Fusconaia burkei (Walker)

Fusconaia cerina (Conrad)

Fusconaia cor (Conrad)

Fusconaia cuneolus (Lea)

Fusconaia escambia Clench & Turner

Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque)

Fusconaia hebetata (Conrad) = Fusconaia flava

Fusconaia masoni (Conrad)

Fusconaia ozarkensis (Call)

Fusconaia subrotunda (Lea)

Hemistena lata (Rafinesque)

Lampsilis ovata (Say)

Plectomerus dombeyanus (Valenciennes)

Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque)

Pleurobema beadleianum (Lea)

Pleurobema clava (Lamarck)

Pleurobema collina (Conrad) = Parvaspina collina

Pleurobema decisum (Lea)

Pleurobema furvum (Conrad) = Pleurobema rubellum

Pleurobema georgianum (Lea)

Pleurobema hanleyianum (Lea)

Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad)

Pleurobema perovatum (Conrad)

Pleurobema pyriforme (Lea)

Pleurobema rubellum (Conrad)

Pleurobema stabile (Lea)

Pleurobema strodeanum (Wright)

Pleurobema taitianum (Lea)

Pleurobema (Sintoxia) cordatum (Rafinesque) = Pleurobema cordatum

Pleurobema (Sintoxia) plenum (Lea) = Pleurobema plenum

Pleurobema (Sintoxia) riddellii (Lea) = Pleurobema riddellii
+ Unio friersoni B.H. Wright, 1896

Pleurobema (Sintoxia) rubrum (Rafinesque) = Pleurobema sintoxia

Pleurobema (Sintoxia) sintoxia (Rafinesque) = Pleurobema sintoxia

Pleuronaia barnesiana (Lea)

Pleuronaia dolabelloides (Lea)

Pleuronaia gibberum (Lea) = Pleuronaia gibber

Popenaias popeii (Lea)