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 permiscens Lea, 1859

Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 112.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 102 [106], pl. 17, fig. 251.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86118, Columbus, Miss.

= Potamilus purpuratus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Proptera purpurata (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969
+ Proptera purpurata (Lamarck, 1819) — Frierson, 1927
= Lampsilis (Proptera) permiscens (Lea, 1859) — Simpson, 1914
= Lampsilis (Proptera) permiscens (Lea, 1859) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio permiscens Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) permiscens (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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