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

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Publication Perkins et al. (2017): summary
     publication summary | cladograms

Complete Citation

Perkins, M.A., N.A. Johnson & M.M. Gangloff. 2017. Molecular systematics of the critically-endangered North American spinymussels (Unionidae: Elliptio and Pleurobema) and description of Parvaspina gen. nov. Conservation Genetics 18: 745-757. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera
Attributed Nominal Species

Pleurobema beadlianum Campbell et al., 2008
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Campbell et al., 2008. Molec. Ecol. Res. 8: 718.
Campbell & Lydeard, 2012. Amer. Malac. Bull. 30(1): 29.
Perkins et al., 2017. Conserv. Genet. 18: 752.
(error for Unio beadleianus Lea, 1861)

Unio nasutilus Simpson, 1900
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 735.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 691.
R.I. Johnson, 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 334.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 167.
Bogan, 2002. Workbook Key Freshw. Biv. NC: Table 5.
Perkins et al., 2017. Conserv. Genet. 18: 752.
Inoue et al., 2018. Invert. Syst. 32: Table S2.
(error for Unio nasutidus Lea, 1863)

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Elliptio arca

Elliptio arctata

Elliptio complanata

Elliptio congaraea

Elliptio crassidens

Elliptio folliculatus = Elliptio folliculata

Elliptio hopetonensis

Elliptio icterina

Elliptio jayensis

Elliptio nasutilus [sic] = Elliptio producta

Elliptio producta (Conrad, 1836)

Elliptio pullata

Elliptio roanokensis

Elliptio spinosa

Elliptio (Eurynia) dilatata = Eurynia dilatata

Fusconaia cerina

Fusconaia cor

Fusconaia escambia

Fusconaia flava

Fusconaia masoni

Fusconaia subrotunda

Hemistena lata

Parvaspina collina (Conrad, 1837)

Parvaspina steinstansana (Johnson and Clarke, 1983)

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Pleurobema beadlianum [sic] = Pleurobema beadleianum

Pleurobema clava

Pleurobema decisum

Pleurobema furvum = Pleurobema rubellum

Pleurobema georgianum

Pleurobema hanleyianum

Pleurobema oviforme

Pleurobema perovatum

Pleurobema pyriforme

Pleurobema rubellum

Pleurobema rubrum = Pleurobema sintoxia

Pleurobema sintoxia

Pleurobema strodeanum

Pleuronaia barnesiana

Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Pleuronaia gibbera = Pleuronaia gibber

Uniomerus declivis

 
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