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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Potamilus fragilis

nominal species Unio fragilis Swainson, 1823

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Swainson, 1823, Zool. Illustr. 3(1): pl. 171.
Deshayes, 1832, Enc. Méth. 2 (Deuxième partie): 587.
Conrad, 1836, Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(6): 55, pl. 30.
(reference to Unio (Leptodea) fragilis Rafinesque, 1820)

= Potamilus fragilis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Proptera gracilis (Barnes, 1823) — Haas, 1969
+ Lampsilis (Leptodea) fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927
+ Lampsilis (Proptera) gracilis (Barnes, 1823) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (Proptera) gracilis (Barnes, 1823) — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio gracilis Barnes, 1823 — Call, 1895
+ Margaron (Unio) gracilis (Barnes) — Lea, 1870
+ Metaptera fragilis (Raf.) — Conrad, 1853
+ Margaron (Unio) gracilis (Barnes) — Lea, 1852
+ Unio fragilis Rafinesque — Küster, 1848
= Mysca (Lymnadia) fragilis Sw. — Swainson, 1840
+ Margarita (Unio) gracilis Barnes. Hild. — Lea, 1838
+ Unio fragilis Rafinesque, 1820 — Conrad, 1836
+ Margarita (Unio) atratus (Swainson, 1823) — Lea, 1836
+ Symphynota fragilis Raf. — Ferussac, 1835
+ Symphynota gracilis — Lea, 1829

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