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

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nominal species Lampsilis (Eurynia) ligamentina var. nigrescens Simpson, 1914


Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 82.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio ligamentina Lamarck, 1819)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_150410, Kankakee R., Ill.

= Ortmanniana ligamentina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — R.I. Johnson, 1980
+ Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) carinata carinata (Barnes, 1823) — Haas, 1969
= Lampsilis (Eurynia) ligamentina var. nigrescens n.v. — Simpson, 1914

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