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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Lampsilis cardium

nominal species Unio ovatus Deshayes, 1839


‘Say’ of Authors.
Deshayes, 1839, Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 669.
Küster, 1852, Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 55, pl. 12, fig. 1. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio ovatus Say, 1817)

= Lampsilis cardium

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Watters et al., 2009
+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Frierson, 1927
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosa (Barnes, 1823) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosus Barnes — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Unio) ovatus (Say) — Lea, 1852

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