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 canadensis Lea, 1857

Lea, 1857, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 85.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 268 [86], pl. 44, fig. 148.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84503, St. Helens Id., Montreal, Canada.

= Lampsilis cardium

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Watters et al., 2009
+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Lampsilis ovata (Say) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997
+ Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) — R.I. Johnson, 1980
+ Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1816) — Burch, 1975
+ Lampsilis ovatus (Say, 1817) — Clarke, 1973
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata (Say, 1817) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cariosa (Say, 1816) — Haas, 1969
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cariosa (Say, 1817) — Frierson, 1927
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosa (Barnes, 1823) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosus Barnes — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio (s.s.) ventricosus Barnes, 1823 — Call, 1900
+ Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823 — Call, 1895
= Unio canadensis Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) canadensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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