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

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Publication Bogan (2002): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Bogan, A.E. 2002. Workbook and Key to the Freshwater Bivalves of North Carolina. 150 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Lasmigona subviridus Bogan, 2002
‘Conrad’ Bogan, 2002. Workbook Key Freshw. Biv. NC: 11.
(error for Unio subviridis Conrad, 1835)

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

Alasmidonta heterodon (Lea, 1829) = Prolasmidonta heterodon

Alasmidonta raveneliana (Lea, 1834)

Alasmidonta robusta Clarke, 1981

Alasmidonta undulata (Say, 1817)

Alasmidonta varicosa (Lamarck, 1819)

Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820) = Pressodonta viridis

Anodonta couperiana Lea, 1840 = Utterbackiana couperiana

Anodonta implicata Say, 1829 = Utterbackiana implicata

Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820)

Elliptio angustata (Lea, 1831)

Elliptio cistellaeformis (Lea, 1863)

Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)

Elliptio congaraea (Lea, 1831)

Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Eurynia dilatata

Elliptio emmonsii (Lea, 1857) = Elliptio lanceolata

Elliptio fisheriana (Lea, 1838)

Elliptio folliculata (Lea, 1838)

Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834)

Elliptio judithae Clarke, 1981 [sic] = Elliptio roanokensis

Elliptio lanceolata (Lea, 1828)

Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller, 1972

Elliptio mediocris = Elliptio complanata

Elliptio nasutilus [sic] (Lea, 1863) = Elliptio producta

Elliptio producta

Elliptio raveneli = Elliptio icterina

Elliptio roanokensis (Lea, 1838)

Elliptio shepardiana

Elliptio steinstansana Johnson & Clarke, 1983 = Parvaspina steinstansana

Elliptio viridula (Lea, 1863) = Elliptio lanceolata

Elliptio waccamawensis Lea, 1863 = Elliptio congaraea

Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834)

Fusconaia barnesiana (Lea, 1838) = Pleuronaia barnesiana

Fusconaia masoni (Conrad, 1834)

Fusconaia subrotunda (Lea, 1831)

Lampsilis cariosa (Say, 1817)

Lampsilis fasciola (Rafinesque, 1820)

Lampsilis fullerkati Johnson, 1984 = Lampsilis radiata

Lampsilis radiata conspicua (Lea, 1872) = Lampsilis radiata

Lampsilis radiata radiata (Gmelin, 1791) = Lampsilis radiata

Lampsilis splendida

Lasmigona decorata (Lea, 1852) = Platynaias decorata

Lasmigona holstonia (Lea, 1838) = Alasminota holstonia

Lasmigona subviridus [sic] (Conrad, 1835) = Platynaias subviridis

Leptodea ochracea (Say, 1817) = Atlanticoncha ochracea

Lexingtonia dolabelloides (Lea, 1840) = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Ligumia nasuta (Say, 1817) = Sagittunio nasutus

Medionidus conradicus (Lea, 1831)

Pegias fabula (Lea, 1838)

Pleurobema collina (Conrad, 1836) = Parvaspina collina

Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834)

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque, 1820)

Pyganodon cataracta (Say, 1817)

Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)

Quadrula pustulosa (Lea, 1831) = Pustulosa pustulosa

Strophitus undulatus (Say, 1817)

Toxolasma lividus Rafinesque, 1831 = Toxolasma lividum

Toxolasma pullus (Conrad, 1838)

Tritogonia verrucosa (Rafinesque, 1820) = Quadrula verrucosa

Uniomerus carolinianus (Bosc, 1801)

Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829)

Villosa constricta (Conrad, 1838) = Venustaconcha constricta

Villosa delumbis (Conrad, 1834)

Villosa iris (Lea, 1830) = Cambarunio iris

Villosa trabalis (Conrad, 1834) = Venustaconcha trabalis

Villosa vanuxemensis (Lea, 1838) = Leaunio vanuxemensis

Villosa vaughaniana (Lea, 1838) = Sagittunio vaughanianus

Villosa vibex (Conrad, 1834)

 
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