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

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Publication Sietman (2003): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Sietman, B.E. 2003. Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of Minnesota. 144 pp.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias ligamentina = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Alasmidonta marginata

Amblema plicata

Anodonta suborbiculata = Utterbackiana suborbiculata

Anodontoides ferussacianus

Arcidens confragosus

Corbicula fluminea

Cumberlandia monodonta

Cyclonaias tuberculata

Dreissena bugensis

Dreissena polymorpha

Ellipsaria lineolata

Elliptio complanata

Elliptio crassidens

Elliptio dilatata = Eurynia dilatata

Epioblasma triquetra

Fusconaia ebena = Reginaia ebenus

Fusconaia flava

Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis higginsii

Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lampsilis teres

Lasmigona complanata

Lasmigona compressa = Platynaias compressa

Lasmigona costata

Leptodea fragilis = Potamilus fragilis

Leptodea leptodon = Potamilus leptodon

Ligumia recta

Ligumia subrostrata = Sagittunio subrostratus

Megalonaias nervosa

Obliquaria reflexa

Obovaria olivaria

Plethobasus cyphyus

Pleurobema sintoxia

Potamilus alatus

Potamilus capax

Potamilus ohiensis

Pyganodon grandis

Quadrula fragosa

Quadrula metanevra = Theliderma metanevra

Quadrula nodulata = Pustulosa nodulata

Quadrula pustulosa = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula quadrula

Simpsonaias ambigua

Strophitus undulatus

Toxolasma parvus = Toxolasma parvum

Tritogonia verrucosa = Quadrula verrucosa

Truncilla donaciformis

Truncilla truncata

Utterbackia imbecillis

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

 
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