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 Lampsilis simpsoni Ferriss, 1900

Ferriss, 1900, Nautilus 14: 38, text fig.

= Potamilus fragilis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1980
+ Proptera gracilis (Barnes, 1823) — Haas, 1969
= Lampsilis (Leptodea) fragilis-simpsoni Ferriss, 1900 — Frierson, 1927
= Lasmonos simpsoni (Ferriss) — Utterback, 1916
= Lampsilis (Proptera) simpsoni Ferriss, 1900 — Simpson, 1914

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