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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Epioblasma torulosa

nominal species Unio obliquus Potiez & Michaud, 1844

‘Lamarck’ Potiez & Michaud, 1844, Galérie Moll. at. Mus. Douai 2: 153, pl. 58, figs. 3-4.
(misidentified reference to Unio obliqua Lamarck, 1819)

= Epioblasma torulosa

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Epioblasma torulosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Plagiola (Torulosa) torulosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1978
+ Dysnomia torulosa torulosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Burch, 1975
+ Dysnomia (Torulosa) torulosa torulosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969
+ Dysnomia (Torulosa) torulosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927
+ Truncilla (Pilea) perplexa (Lea, 1831) — Simpson, 1914
+ Truncilla (Pilea) perplexa Lea — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio (Dysnomia) gibbosus (Raf.) — Mörch, 1853

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