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

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Publication IUCN (1996): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

IUCN. 1996. IUCN Red List. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias pectorosa (Conrad, 1834) = Ortmanniana pectorosa

Amblema neislerii I. Lea, 1858

Amphinaias asperata (Lea, 1861) = Pustulosa kieneriana

Amphinaias couchiana (Lea, 1860) = Quadrula couchiana

Amphinaias houstonensis (Lea, 1859) = Pustulosa pustulosa

Amphinaias refulgens (Lea, 1868) = Pustulosa pustulosa

Castalia martensi Thewing, 1891 [sic]

Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820)

Cyprogenia stegaria (Rafinesque, 1820)

Diplodon dunkerianus Lea, 1857 = Diplodon ellipticus

Diplodon expansus (Kuester, 1856) = Diplodon multistriatus

Diplodon fontaineanus [sic] Orbigny, 1835 = Diplodon fontainianus

Diplodon pfeifferi Dunker, 1819 [sic]

Disconaias salinasensis Simpson, 1908 = Disconaias fimbriata

Dromus dromas (Lea, 1834)

Ellipsaria lineolata (Rafinesque, 1820)

Elliptio ahenea I. Lea, 1843

Elliptio congaraea (Lea, 1831)

Elliptio dariensis I. Lea, 1842

Elliptio lanceolata I. Lea, 1828

Elliptio shepardiana I. Lea, 1834

Elliptio steinstansana R.I. Johnson & Clarke, 1983 = Parvaspina steinstansana

Epioblasma metastriata (Conrad, 1840)

Fusconaia askewi (Marsh, 1896)

Fusconaia escambia Clench & Turner, 1956

Fusconaia infucata (Conrad, 1834) = Pustulosa infucata

Fusconaia masoni (Conrad, 1834)

Hemistena lata (Rafinesque, 1820)

Lampsilis bracteata (Gould, 1855)

Lampsilis dolabraeformis I. Lea, 1838

Lampsilis fullerkati R.I. Johnson, 1984 = Lampsilis radiata

Lampsilis higginsii (Lea, 1857)

Lampsilis perovalis (Conrad, 1834) = Hamiota perovalis

Lampsilis powellii I. Lea, 1852

Lampsilis satura I. Lea, 1852

Lampsilis virescens (Lea, 1858)

Lasmigona complanata alabamensis Clarke, 1985 = Lasmigona alabamensis

Lasmigona compressa I. Lea, 1829 = Platynaias compressa

Lasmigona decorata I. Lea, 1852 = Platynaias decorata

Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) = Potamilus leptodon

Lexingtonia subplana (Conrad, 1837) = Fusconaia masoni

Ligumia nasuta (Say, 1817) = Sagittunio nasutus

Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Margaritifera margaritifera durrovensis (Phillips, 1928) = Margaritifera margaritifera

Medionidus acutissimus I. Lea, 1831

Medionidus conradicus I. Lea, 1834

Obovaria retusa (Lamarck, 1819)

Obovaria unicolor I. Lea, 1845

Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834)

Pleurobema clava (Lamarck, 1819)

Pleurobema collina (Conrad, 1837) = Parvaspina collina

Pleurobema cordatum (Rafinesque, 1820)

Pleurobema furvum (Conrad, 1834) = Pleurobema rubellum

Pleurobema georgianum I. Lea, 1841

Pleurobema gibberum I. Lea, 1838 = Pleuronaia gibber

Pleurobema marshalli Frierson, 1927

Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834)

Pleurobema plenum (Lea, 1840)

Pleurobema riddellii I. Lea, 1861

Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) = Pleurobema sintoxia

Popenaias popeii I. Lea, 1857

Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)

Potamilus amphichaenus Frierson, 1898

Potamilus inflatus I. Lea, 1831

Ptychobranchus occidentalis (Conrad, 1836)

Ptychobranchus subtentum (Say, 1825) = Ptychobranchus subtentus

Quadrula fragosa (Conrad, 1835)

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820)

Strophitus subvexus Conrad, 1834 = Pseudodontoideus subvexus

Theliderma sparsa (Lea, 1841)

Theliderma stapes (Lea, 1831)

Theliderma tuberosa (Lea, 1840) = Theliderma metanevra

Unio cariei Germain, 1919 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

Unio turtoni B.C. Payraudeau, 1826 = Unio mancus