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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Plethobasus cooperianus

nominal species Unio cooperianus Lea, 1834

Lea, 1834, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 61 [173], pl. 8, fig. 21.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN,

= Plethobasus cooperianus

Taxonomic Opinions

= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — FMCS, 2025
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Hopper et al., 2023
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Graf & Cummings, 2021
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — FMCS, 2021
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Williams et al., 2017
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Campbell & Lydeard, 2012
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Campbell & Lydeard, 2012
= Plethobasus cooperianus (I. Lea, 1834) — ITIS, 2012
= Plethobasus cooperianus — Haag, 2012
= Plethobasus cooperianus Lea, 1834 — Bogan, 2010
= Plethobasus cooperianus — Cummings & Graf, 2010
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Watters et al., 2009
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Graf & Cummings, 2007
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Tiemann et al., 2007
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Cicerello & Schuster, 2003
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea) — Lydeard et al., 1999
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Turgeon et al., 1998
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Cummings & Mayer, 1997
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — IUCN, 1996
= Plethobasus cooperianus (I. Lea) — Williams et al., 1993
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Cummings & Mayer, 1992
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Turgeon et al., 1988
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1980
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Burch, 1975
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Stansbery, 1970
+ Quadrula (Luteacarnea) striata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969
+ Plethobasus striatus Rafinesque, 1820 — Morrison, 1969
+ Quadrula (Striata) striata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea) — Ortmann, 1925
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Green) [sic] — Ortmann, 1924
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Ortmann, 1918
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea) — Utterback, 1915
= Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) cooperiana (Lea, 1834) — Simpson, 1914
= Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Ortmann, 1912
= Pleurobema cooperiana (Lea) — Ortmann, 1910
= Quadrula cooperiana Lea — Ortmann, 1909
= Quadrula cooperiana (Lea) — Ortmann, 1909
= Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) cooperiana (Lea, 1834) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio (s.s.) cooperianus Lea, 1834 — Call, 1900
= Unio cooperianus Lea — Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896
= Unio cooperianus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Unio cooperianus Lea — Lewis, 1871
= Margaron (Unio) cooperianus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio cooperianus Lea, 1834 — Reeve, 1864
= Unio cooperianus Lea — Küster, 1861
= Unio (Rotundaria) cooperianus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Unio cooperianus Lea, 1834 — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) cooperianus (Lea) — Lea, 1852
= Unio cooperianus Lea — Hanley, 1843
= Margarita (Unio) cooperianus Lea — Lea, 1838
= Margarita (Unio) cooperianus (Lea, 1834) — Lea, 1836
+ Unio pachostea Raf. — Ferussac, 1835
= Unio cooperianus — Jay, 1835

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