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 Rafinesque, 1820

Rafinesque, 1818, Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355 [as ‘Potamilus fasciatus’]. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 294.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 22, 40.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_20222, Kentucky River.

= Ortmanniana ligamentina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823) — Vidrine, 1993
- NO OPINION — Burch, 1975
+ Ligumia siliquoidea siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823) — Haas, 1969
= Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata (Raf.) — Haas, 1930
= Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927
+ Actinonaias carinata (Barnes, 1823) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922
+ Lampsilis ligamentinus Lam. — Vanatta, 1915
- NO OPINION — Simpson, 1914
- NO OPINION — Simpson, 1900
- NO OPINION — Lea, 1870
= Unio fasciatus [Raf.] — Conrad, 1853
- NO OPINION — Lea, 1852
= Unio fasciatus Rafinesque — Küster, 1848
- NO OPINION — Lea, 1836
= Unio fasciatus Rafinesque, 1820 — Conrad, 1835
= Unio fasciatus Raf., Say — Ferussac, 1835
= Unio (Elliptio) fasciata — Rafinesque, 1820
= Potamilus fasciatus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Rafinesque, 1818

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