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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Lampsilis cariosa

nominal species Unio ovata Lamarck, 1819

‘Say’ Lamarck, 1819, Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 75, sp. 23, var. b. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio ovatus Say, 1817)

= Lampsilis cariosa

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cariosa (Say, 1817) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cariosus Say — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio cardium Raf., 1820 — Conrad, 1853
+ Unio ovatus Say — Küster, 1848
+ Unio cardium Raf. — Ferussac, 1835
+ Unio occidens Lea — Lea, 1834
+ Unio ovatus Say — Lea, 1829

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