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

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nominal species Anodon purpurascens Swainson, 1823

Swainson, 1823, Zool. Illustr. 3(1): pl. 160 [260?].
Swainson, 1840, Treat. Malacol.: 287; 381 [as ‘Hemiodon purpurscens’].

= Potamilus leptodon

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Burch, 1975
+ Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969
+ Lampsilis (Leptodea) leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927
+ Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922
+ Lampsilis (Proptera) leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (Proptera) leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Unio) tenuissimus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
+ Unio tenuissimus (Lea, 1829) — Sowerby, 1866
+ Unio leptodon Rafinesque — Küster, 1861
+ Leptodea leptodon Raf. — Conrad, 1853
+ Margaron (Unio) tenuissimus (Lea) — Lea, 1852
+ Unio tenuissimus Lea — Hanley, 1843
= Hemiodon purpurascens (Swainson, 1823) — Swainson, 1840
+ Margarita (Unio) tenuissimus Lea — Lea, 1838
+ Margarita (Unio) tenuissimus (Lea, 1829) — Lea, 1836
+ Unio leptodon Rafinesque, 1820 — Conrad, 1836
+ Symphynota leptodon Raf. — Ferussac, 1835

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