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 venustus Sowerby, 1868

‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 64, sp. 326.
(misidentified reference to Unio venustus Lea, 1838)

= Ortmanniana ligamentina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Venustaconcha ellipsiformis pleasii (Marsh, 1891) — Oesch, 1984
+ Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) carinata (Barnes, 1823) — Frierson, 1927
+ Lampsilis (Eurynia) ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) ligamentinus Lamarck — Simpson, 1900

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