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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema oviforme

nominal species Unio tesserulae Lea, 1861

Lea, 1861, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 392 [as ‘tesserulæ’].
Lea, 1866, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 40 [44], pl. 15, fig. 39 [as ‘tesserulæ’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84426, Nolachucky R., Tenn.

= Pleurobema oviforme

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
= Quadrula (Pleuronaia) tesserulae (Lea, 1862) — Haas, 1969
= Quadrula (Pleuronaia) tesserulae (Lea, 1862) — Frierson, 1927
+ Pleurobema oviforme holstonense (Lea, 1840) — Ortmann, 1918
= Pleurobema (s.s.) tesserulae (Lea, 1862) — Simpson, 1914
= Pleurobema (s.s.) tesserulae (Lea, 1862) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio tesserulæ Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Unio tesserulæ Lea — Lewis, 1871
= Margaron (Unio) tesserulæ (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio tesserulæ Lea, 1862 — Lea, 1866

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