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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Potamilus purpuratus

nominal species Unio coloradoensis Lea, 1856

Lea, 1856, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 103.
Lea, 1857, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 314 [34], pl. 31, fig. 29.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_84845, Colorado R., Texas.

= Potamilus purpuratus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
= Potamilus purpuratus coloradoensis (I. Lea, 1856) — Roe & Lydeard, 1998
+ Potamilus purpurata (Lamarck, 1819) — R.I. Johnson, 1998
+ Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) — Howells et al., 1996
+ Proptera purpurata (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969
+ Proptera purpurata (Lamarck, 1819) — Frierson, 1927
= Lampsilis (Proptera) coloradoensis (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1914
- NO OPINION — de Gregorio, 1914
= Lampsilis (Proptera) coloradoensis (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio purpuratus Lamarck — Call, 1895
= Unio coloradoensis Lea — Singley, 1893
= Unio coloradoensis Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) coloradoensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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