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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Ortmanniana ligamentina

nominal species Unio (Elliptio) fasciata var. cuprea Rafinesque, 1820

Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 294.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 40.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Elliptio) fasciata Rafinesque, 1820)

= Ortmanniana ligamentina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
= Unio (Elliptio) fasciata var. cuprea — Rafinesque, 1820

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