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

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nominal species Unio metallicus Say, 1831

Say, 1831, New Harm. Dissem. 1(29): [no pagination].
Say, 1858, [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 133.

= Popenaias metallica

Taxonomic Opinions

= Popenaias metallica (Say, 1831) — Czaja et al., 2023
= Popenaias metallica (Say, 1831) — Graf & Cummings, 2021
= Popenaias metallica (Say, 1831) — Inoue et al., 2020
= Popenaias metallica Say, 1831 — Bogan, 2010
= Popenaias metallica (Say, 1831) — Graf & Cummings, 2007
= Nephronaias (Popenaias) metallica (Say, 1831) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (Popenaias) metallicus (Say, 1831) — Frierson, 1927
= Lampsilis (Proptera) metallica (Say, 1831) — Simpson, 1914
= Lampsilis (Proptera) metallicus (Say, 1831) — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio (Simonaias) cuprinus var. persulcatus Lea, 1859 — Martens, 1900
+ Unio (Simonaias) cuprinus I. Lea, 1830 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894
+ Margaron (Unio) cuprinus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio metallicus Say, 1830 — Conrad, 1853
+ Margaron (Unio) cuprinus (Lea) — Lea, 1852
+ Unio cuprinus Lea — Hanley, 1843
+ Margarita (Unio) cuprinus Lea — Lea, 1838
+ Margarita (Unio) cuprinus (Lea, 1831) — Lea, 1836
= Unio metallicus Say — Ferussac, 1835

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