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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pyganodon cataracta

nominal species Anodonta williamsii Lea, 1862

Lea, 1862, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
Lea, 1866, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 27 [31], pl. 10, fig. 26.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86687, Potomac R., near Mt. Vernon, Va.

= Pyganodon cataracta

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pyganodon cataracta (Say, 1817) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Pyganodon cataracta (Say) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997
+ Anodonta cataracta Say, 1817 — Burch, 1975
+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) cataracta cataracta Say, 1817 — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) cataracta cataracta Say, 1817 — Haas, 1969
+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) cataracta Say, 1817 — Frierson, 1927
+ Anodonta cataracta Say, 1817 — Simpson, 1914
+ Anodonta cataracta Say, 1816 — Simpson, 1900
= Anodonta williamsii Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Anodon williamsii (Lea, 1862) — Sowerby, 1870
= Margaron (Anodonta) williamsii (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Anodonta williamsii Lea, 1862 — Lea, 1866

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