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

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Publication Gasparini et al. (2020): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Gasparini, L., S. Crookes, R.S. Prosser & R. Hanner. 2020. Detection of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) using environmental DNA in riverine systems. Environmental DNA 2(3): 321-329. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodontoides ferussacianus Gasparini et al., 2020
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Gasparini et al., 2020. Environmental DNA 2(3): Table S1. [in part]

Cylonaias tuberculate Gasparini et al., 2020
Gasparini et al., 2020. Environmental DNA 2(3): Table S1.
(error for Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820)

Quadrula quadrula Lydeard et al., 2000
‘Conrad’ of Authors.
Lydeard et al., 2000. Geol. Soc. London Spec. Publ. 177: 157. [in part]
Serb et al., 2003. MPE 28: 10. [in part]
Reis et al., 2013. Graellsia 69(1): 22. [in part]
Amaro et al., 2017. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 179(4): Table S1. [in part]
Gasparini et al., 2020. Environmental DNA 2(3): Table S1. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Obliquaria (Quadrula) quadrula Rafinesque, 1820)

Strophitus undulatus Smith et al., 2018
‘Say’ of Authors.
Smith et al., 2018. MPE 119: 51. [in part]
Gasparini et al., 2020. Environmental DNA 2(3): Table S1.
Whelan et al., 2023. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 198(2): Table S1. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Anodonta undulata Say, 1817)

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias ligamentina = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Alasmidonta marginata

Alasmidonta undulata

Amblema plicata

Anodontoides ferussacianus

Cyclonaias tuberculate [sic] = Cyclonaias tuberculata

Elliptio complanata

Elliptio crassidens

Elliptio dilatata = Eurynia dilatata

Epioblasma torulosa rangiana = Epioblasma rangiana

Epioblasma triquetra

Fusconaia flava

Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque, 1820

Lampsilis radiata

Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lasmigona complanata

Lasmigona compressa = Platynaias compressa

Lasmigona costata

Leptodea fragilis = Potamilus fragilis

Ligumia nasuta = Sagittunio nasutus

Ligumia recta

Obliquaria reflexa

Obovaria olivaria

Obovaria subrotunda

Pleurobema sintoxia

Potamilus alatus

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Pyganodon cataracta

Pyganodon grandis

Quadrula pustulosa = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula quadrula

Strophitus undulatus

Toxolasma parvus = Toxolasma parvum

Truncilla donaciformis

Truncilla truncata

Utterbackia imbecillis

Villosa fabalis = Paetulunio fabalis

Villosa iris = Cambarunio iris

 
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