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

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nominal species Unio cuprinus Sowerby, 1868

‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 66, sp. 336.
(reference to Unio cuprinus Lea, 1831)

= Popenaias metallica

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis (Proptera) metallica (Say, 1831) — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (Simonaias) cuprinus var. nephritica [sic] Crosse & Fischer, 1894 — Martens, 1900
+ Lampsilis (Proptera) metallicus (Say, 1831) — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio (Simonaias) cuprinus I. Lea, 1830 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894

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