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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Lampsilis straminea

nominal species Unio pallescens Lea, 1845

Lea, 1845, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4: 164.
Lea, 1848, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 4]: 79, pl. 7, fig. 20.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84958, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

= Lampsilis straminea

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis straminea (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Lampsilis straminea claibornensis (Lea, 1838) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000
+ Lampsilis straminea claibornensis (Lea, 1838) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Lampsilis claibornensis (Lea, 1838) — Burch, 1975
+ Ligumia siliquoidea straminea (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969
+ Lampsilis claibornensis (Lea, 1838) — Clench & Turner, 1956
+ Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-straminea (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
+ Lampsilis (Eurynia) claibornensis (Lea, 1838) — Simpson, 1914
= Unio pallescens Lea — de Gregorio, 1914
+ Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) claibornensis Lea — Simpson, 1900
= Unio pallescens Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) pallescens (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio (Hyridella) pallescens Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Unio pallescens Lea, 1845 — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) pallescens (Lea) — Lea, 1852

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