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

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nominal species Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque, 1831

Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 81.
(homonym of Unio (Leptodea) fragilis Rafinesque, 1820)

= Potamilus fragilis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) — Howells et al., 1996
= Leptodea fragilis — Lydeard et al., 1996
+ Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Oesch, 1984
= Leptodea fragilis (Raf.) — Davis & Fuller, 1981
- NO OPINION — Burch, 1975
+ Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969
- OMITTED — Frierson, 1927
+ Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922
= Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque — Utterback, 1916
- NO OPINION — Simpson, 1914
- NO OPINION — Simpson, 1900
- NO OPINION — Lea, 1870
- NO OPINION — Lea, 1852
- NO OPINION — Lea, 1836
= Dipsas fragilis (Raf.) — Ferussac, 1835
= Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque, 1831 — Rafinesque, 1831

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