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

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nominal species Unio venustus Sowerby, 1868

‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 64, sp. 326.
(misidentified reference to Unio venustus Lea, 1838)

= Ortmanniana ligamentina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — (Parmalee & Bogan, 1998)
+ Venustaconcha ellipsiformis pleasii (Marsh, 1891) — (Oesch, 1984)
+ Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) carinata (Barnes, 1823) — (Frierson, 1927)
+ Lampsilis (Eurynia) ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — (Simpson, 1914)
+ Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) ligamentinus (Lamarck, 1819) — (Simpson, 1900)

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