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

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Publication MolluscaBase (2024): taxonomic opinions
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Complete Citation

MolluscaBase. 2024. MolluscaBase.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta aquensis Matheron, 1843

Anodonta arnoldi C.E. Weaver & K. van. W. Palmer, 1922

Anodonta arzniana Bogachev, 1936

Anodonta athlios (Mayer, 1869)

Anodonta becklesi R.B. Newton, 1910

Anodonta bronni D’Ancona, 1867

Anodonta californiensis I. Lea, 1852 = Brachyanodon californiensis

Elliptio ahenea (I. Lea, 1843)
+ Unio waltoni B.H. Wright, 1888

Elliptio albertensis (Whiteaves, 1885)

Elliptio angustata (I. Lea, 1831)
+ Unio subcylindraceus Lea, 1874

Elliptio arca (Conrad, 1834)
+ Unio subgibbosus Lea, 1857
+ Unio rufus Lea, 1857
+ Unio luridus Lea, 1852

Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834)
+ Unio viridans Lea, 1859
+ Unio tortivus Lea, 1840
+ Unio strigosus Lea, 1840
+ Unio perstriatus Lea, 1852
+ Unio perlatus Lea, 1863
+ Unio lazarus Lea, 1852
+ Unio gracilentus Lea, 1857

Elliptio chipolaensis (B. Walker, 1905)

Elliptio cistellaeformis (I. Lea, 1863)
+ Unio cistelliformis Simpson, 1900

Elliptio clinopisthus (C.A. White, 1882) = Elliptio clinopistha

Elliptio complanata ([Lightfoot], 1786)

Elliptio congaraea (I. Lea, 1831)

Elliptio cornelliana (Maury, 1902)

Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck, 1819)
+ Unio (Elliptio) nigra Rafinesque, 1820

Elliptio dariensis (I. Lea, 1842)

Elliptio downiei (I. Lea, 1858)

Elliptio fisheriana (I. Lea, 1838)

Elliptio folliculata (I. Lea, 1838)

Elliptio fraterna (I. Lea, 1852)

Elliptio fumata (I. Lea, 1857)

Elliptio haydeni (Meek, 1860)

Elliptio hoelzli Modell, 1943

Elliptio hopetonensis (I. Lea, 1838)

Elliptio hubbardii (Gabb, 1869)

Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834)

Elliptio jayensis (I. Lea, 1838)

Elliptio judithae A.H. Clarke, 1986 = Elliptio roanokensis

Elliptio lanceolata (I. Lea, 1827) = Parvaspina lanceolata

Elliptio larteti (Noulet, 1846)

Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller, 1972

Elliptio mcmichaeli Clench & R.D. Turner, 1956

Elliptio monroensis (I. Lea, 1843)

Elliptio mormonum La Rocque, 1960

Elliptio nanaimoensis (Whiteaves, 1901)

Elliptio nasutidus (I. Lea, 1863)

Elliptio nigella (I. Lea, 1852)

Elliptio occulta (I. Lea, 1843)

Elliptio pachyodon Pilsbry, 1953 = Elliptio crassidens

Elliptio producta (Conrad, 1836)

Elliptio pullata (I. Lea, 1857)

Elliptio purpurella (I. Lea, 1857)

Elliptio roanokensis (I. Lea, 1838)

Elliptio salissiensis L.S. Russell, 1952

Elliptio shepardiana (I. Lea, 1834)

Elliptio spinosa (I. Lea, 1836)

Elliptio washakiensis (Meek, 1871)

Toxolasma corvunculus (I. Lea, 1868)

Toxolasma cylindrellum (I. Lea, 1868) = Toxolasma cylindrellus

Toxolasma lividum Rafinesque, 1831 = Toxolasma glans
+ Unio glans Lea, 1831
+ Unio maestus Lea, 1842
+ Unio castus var. mirus de Gregorio, 1914

Toxolasma lividum Rafinesque, 1831

Toxolasma parvum (Barnes, 1823)
+ Unio pertennis de Gregorio, 1914
+ Carunculina parva cahni F.C. Baker, 1927

Toxolasma paulum (I. Lea, 1840)
+ Unio minor Lea, 1843
+ Unio marginis Lea, 1865
+ Unio germanus Lea, 1861
+ Unio cromwellii Lea, 1865
+ Unio corvinus Lea, 1868
+ Unio granulatus Lea, 1861

Toxolasma paulum (I. Lea, 1840) = Toxolasma germanum

Toxolasma paulum (I. Lea, 1840) = Toxolasma granulatum

Toxolasma pullum (Conrad, 1838) = Toxolasma pullus
+ Carunculina patrickae Bates, 1966

Toxolasma texasiense (I. Lea, 1857)
+ Lampsilis (Carunculina) texasensis var. compressus Simpson, 1900
+ Unio texasensis Lea, 1860
+ Unio bealei Lea, 1862
+ Unio bairdianus Lea, 1857
+ Lampsilis mearnsi Simpson, 1900