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

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Publication Pfeiffer et al. (2016): summary
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Pfeiffer, J.M., N.A. Johnson, C.R. Randklev, R.G. Howells & J.D. Williams. 2016. Generic reclassification and species boundaries in the rediscovered freshwater mussel ‘Quadrula’ mitchelli (Simpson in Dall, 1896). Conservation Genetics 17(2): 279-292. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema neislerii

Amblema plicata

Anodonta suborbiculata = Utterbackiana suborbiculata

Cyclonaias tuberculata

Cyrtonaias tampicoensis

Elliptio crassidens

Elliptio dilatata = Eurynia dilatata

Elliptio fumata

Elliptoideus sloatianus

Fusconaia askewi

Fusconaia burkei

Fusconaia cerina

Fusconaia escambia

Fusconaia flava

Fusconaia mitchelli (Simpson in Dall, 1896)
+ Unio iheringi B.H. Wright, 1898

Fusconaia mitchelli (Simpson in Dall, 1896) = Fusconaia iheringi

Glebula rotundata

Hemistena lata

Lampsilis teres

Leptodea fragilis = Potamilus fragilis

Plethobasus cyphyus

Pleurobema clava

Pleurobema collina = Parvaspina collina

Pleurobema cordatum

Pleurobema pyriforme

Pleurobema ridelli [sic] = Pleurobema riddellii

Pleurobema sintoxia

Pleurobema strodeanum

Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Quadrula apiculata = Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula houstonensis = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula mortoni = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula petrina = Pustulosa petrina

Reginaia ebena = Reginaia ebenus

Reginaia rotulata

Sphenonaias taumilapana (Conrad, 1855)

Tritogonia verrucosa = Quadrula verrucosa

Truncilla macrodon

Uniomerus declivis

Villosa lienosa = Leaunio lienosus