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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleuronaia barnesiana

nominal species Unio fassinans Lea, 1868

Lea, 1868, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 143.
Lea, 1868, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 305 [65], pl. 47, fig. 118.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84926, headwaters of Holston R., Tenn.

= Pleuronaia barnesiana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleuronaia barnesiana (Lea, 1838) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Fusconaia barnesiana (Lea, 1838) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Fusconaia barnesiana (Lea, 1838) — Burch, 1975
+ Quadrula (Pleuronaia) argentea (Lea, 1841) — Haas, 1969
+ Quadrula (Pleuronaia) argentea (Lea, 1841) — Frierson, 1927
+ Fusconaia barnesiana bigbyensis (Lea, 1841) — Ortmann, 1918
= Pleurobema (s.s.) fassinans (Lea, 1868) — Simpson, 1914
= Pleurobema fassinans (Lea) — Ortmann, 1914
= Pleurobema (s.s.) fassinans (Lea, 1868) — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio fascinans Lea — Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896
= Unio fassinans Lea — Lewis, 1871
= Margaron (Unio) fascinans [sic] (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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