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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

This page documents data for Lydeard et al. (1996), such as genera and species attributed to that publication (including known misspellings, misidentifications, and other unavailable names) as well as taxonomic opinions, if available. Taxonomic opinions refer to uses of genera and species as valid and invalid in that work.

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Publication information

Lydeard, C., M. Mulvey & G.M. Davis. 1996. Molecular systematics and evolution of reproductive traits of North American freshwater unionacean mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia) as inferred from 16S rRNA gene sequences. Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London (B, Biol. Sci.) 351: 1593-1603.

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Attributed Species Names

Anodonta imbecilis Lea, 1836
‘Say’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54.
Conrad, 1853, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 264.
Adams & Adams, 1857, Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 502.
Say, 1858, [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 140.
Lapham, 1860, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 156.
B.H. Wright, 1888, Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7].
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 506.
Clench & Turner, 1956, Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 187.
Murray & Leonard, 1962, Handbk. Unionid Muss. Kansas: 95.
R.I. Johnson, 1970, Bull. MCZ 140(6): 362.
Heard, 1975, Malacologia 15(1): 84.
Kat, 1983, Malacologia 23(2): 362.
Hoeh, 1990, Malac. Review 23: 63.
Lydeard et al., 1996, Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London (B, Biol. Sci.) 351: 1595.
Rosenberg et al., 1997, J. Moll. Studies 63: 303.
Adamkewicz et al., 1997, MBE 14(6): 622.
(error for Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829)

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta triangulata

Amblema perplicata

Amblema plicata

Anodonta couperiana

Anodontoides radiatus

Cumberlandia monodonta

Ellipsaria lineolata

Elliptio dilatata

Elliptoideus sloatianus

Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lampsilis teres

Lasmigona costata

Leptodea fragilis

Margaritifera falcata

Margaritifera margaritifera

Medionidus conradicus

Megalonaias nervosa

Obliquaria reflexa

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Pleurobema pyriforme

Potamilus purpuratus

Ptychobranchus subtentum

Quadrula apiculata

Quadrula metanevra

Quadrula quadrula

Uniomerus obesus

Utterbackia imbecilis [sic]

Villosa delumbis

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