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

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Publication Jones (2015): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Jones, J.W. 2015. Freshwater mussels of Virginia (Bivalvia: Unionidae): An introduction to their life history, status and conservation. Virginia Journal of Science 66(3): 309-331. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias ligamentina = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Actinonaias pectorosa = Ortmanniana pectorosa

Alasmidonta heterodon = Prolasmidonta heterodon

Alasmidonta marginata

Alasmidonta undulata

Alasmidonta varicosa

Alasmidonta viridis = Pressodonta viridis

Amblema plicata

Anodontoides ferussacianus

Cumberlandia monodonta

Cyclonaias tuberculata

Cyprogenia stegaria

Dromus dromas

Elliptio complanata

Elliptio congaraea

Elliptio crassidens

Elliptio dilatata = Eurynia dilatata

Elliptio fisheriana

Elliptio lanceolata

Elliptio roanokensis

Epioblasma brevidens

Epioblasma capsaeformis

Epioblasma florentina aureola = Epioblasma aureola

Epioblasma haysiana

Epioblasma lenior

Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum = Epioblasma gubernaculum

Epioblasma triquetra

Fusconaia cor

Fusconaia cuneolus

Fusconaia masoni

Fusconaia subrotunda

Hemistena lata

Lampsilis abrupta

Lampsilis cardium/ovata = Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis cariosa

Lampsilis fasciola

Lampsilis ovata

Lampsilis radiata

Lasmigona costata

Lasmigona holstonia = Alasminota holstonia

Lasmigona subviridis = Platynaias subviridis

Lemiox rimosus

Leptodea fragilis = Potamilus fragilis

Leptodea leptodon = Potamilus leptodon

Leptodea ochracea = Atlanticoncha ochracea

Lexingtonia subplana = Fusconaia masoni

Ligumia nasuta = Sagittunio nasutus

Ligumia recta

Medionidus conradicus

Pegias fabula

Plethobasus cyphyus

Pleurobema collina = Parvaspina collina

Pleurobema cordatum

Pleurobema oviforme

Pleurobema rubrum = Pleurobema sintoxia

Pleuronaia barnesiana

Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Potamilus alatus

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Ptychobranchus subtentum = Ptychobranchus subtentus

Pyganodon cataracta

Pyganodon grandis

Pyganodon implicata = Utterbackiana implicata

Quadrula cylindrica strigillata = Theliderma cylindrica

Quadrula intermedia = Theliderma intermedia

Quadrula pustulosa = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula sparsa = Theliderma sparsa

Strophitus undulatus

Toxolasma lividum

Tritogonia verrucosa = Quadrula verrucosa

Truncilla truncata

Uniomerus carolinianus

Utterbackia imbecillis

Villosa constricta = Venustaconcha constricta

Villosa fabalis = Paetulunio fabalis

Villosa iris = Cambarunio iris

Villosa trabalis = Venustaconcha trabalis

Villosa vanuxemensis = Leaunio vanuxemensis

 
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