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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pressodonta viridis

nominal species Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. fuscata Rafinesque, 1820

Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 294.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 39.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Elliptio) viridis Rafinesque, 1820)
Type(s): TYPE ANSP_20219, Riv. Kentucky.

= Pressodonta viridis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lasmigona (Platynaias) viridis viridis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969
+ Symphynota viridis Raf. — Vanatta, 1915
- NO OPINION — Vanatta, 1915
= Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. fuscata — Rafinesque, 1820

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