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 dolosus Lea, 1860

Lea, 1860, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 307.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 75 [79], pl. 9, fig. 224.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86119, Claiborne, Ala.

= Potamilus purpuratus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Howells et al., 1996
+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Oesch, 1984
+ Proptera purpurata (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969
+ Proptera purpurata-poulsoni (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
+ Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque — Utterback, 1916
+ Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata (Lamarck, 1819) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio gracilis Barnes, 1823 — Call, 1895
= Unio dolosus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) dolosus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio dolosus Lea, 1860 — Sowerby, 1866

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