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

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Publication Pfeiffer & Graf (2015): summary
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Pfeiffer, J.M. & D.L. Graf. 2015. Evolution of bilaterally asymmetrical larvae in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida: Unionidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175(2): 307-318. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 15 nominal species attributed to this publication (none available).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)

Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819

Chambardia wahlbergi (Krauss, 1848)

Coelatura aegyptiaca (Cailliaud, 1827)

Contradens contradens (Lea, 1838) = Lens contradens
+ Physunio modelli Brandt, 1974

Contradens sp. = Physunio modelli

Ensidens sagittarius (Lea, 1856)

Etheria elliptica Lamarck, 1807

Gonidea angulata (Lea, 1838)

Hyridella australis (Lamarck, 1819)

Lamellidens corrianus (Lea, 1834)

Lamellidens generosus (Gould, 1847)

Lamproscapha ensiformis (Spix & Wagner, 1827)

Lamprotula caveata (Heude, 1877)

Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820

Lasmigona costata
+ Lasmigona compressa Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000

Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Margaritifera monodonta (Say, 1829) = Cumberlandia monodonta

Neotrigonia margaritacea (Lamarck, 1804)

Oxynaia pugio (Benson, 1862) = Indochinella pugio

Parreysia olivacea Prashad, 1930 = Leoparreysia olivacea

Parreysia tavoyensis (Gould, 1843) = Leoparreysia tavoyensis

Pilsbryoconcha exilis (Lea, 1838)

Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)

Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798)

Pronodularia japanensis (Lea, 1859)

Pseudodon cambodjensis (Petit, 1865)

Pseudodon cumingii (Lea, 1850) = Sundadontina cumingii

Pseudodon inoscularis (Gould, 1844)

Pseudodon mouhotii (Lea, 1863) = Bineurus mouhotii

Pseudodon vondembuschianus (Lea, 1840)

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820)

Radiatula bonneaudii (Eydoux, 1838) = Indonaia bonneaudii

Scabies crispata (Gould, 1843)

Trapezoideus exolescens (Gould, 1843) = Trapezidens exolescens

Triplodon corrugatus (Lamarck, 1819)

Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820

Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Velesunio ambiguous [sic] (Philippi, 1847) = Velesunio ambiguus