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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Amblemini | Amblema plicata

nominal species Amblema costata Rafinesque, 1820

Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 315, pl. 82, figs. 13-14 [also as ‘Unio costata’].
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 58.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_20246, small creeks, Kentucky.

= Amblema plicata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) — Graf & Cummings, 2021
+ Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) — He & Zhuang, 2013
= Amblema costata Rafinesque, 1832 — ITIS, 2012
+ Amblema plicata plicata (Say, 1817) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) — Graf & Cummings, 2007
+ Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Amblema plicata (Say) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997
+ Amblema plicata (Say, 1819) — Howells et al., 1996
+ Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) — Vidrine, 1993
+ Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) — Oesch, 1984
+ Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) — R.I. Johnson, 1980
+ Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) — Burch, 1975
+ Amblema plicata (Say, 1816) — Clarke, 1973
+ Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) — Heard & Guckert, 1970
= Amblema plicata costata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969
= Amblema (s.s.) plicata costata Rafinesque, 1820 — Haas, 1969
= Crenodonta peruviana costata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Murray & Leonard, 1962
= Amblema costata Rafinesque — MacNeil, 1935
= Amblema costata Rafinesque — Thiele, 1934
= Amblema costata Rafinesque, 1820 — F.C. Baker, 1928
= Amblema (s.s.) plicata-costata Rafinesque, 1820 — Frierson, 1927
= Amblema costata Rafinesque — Ortmann, 1925
= Amblema costata Rafinesque — Ortmann, 1924
= Amblema costata Rafinesque, 1820 — Ortmann & Walker, 1922
= Amblema plicata costata Rafinesque, 1820 — Ortmann, 1918
= Amblema (plicata) costata (Rafinesque) — Utterback, 1915
= Quadrula costata Raf. — Vanatta, 1915
- NO OPINION — Simpson, 1914
- NO OPINION — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Unio) undulatus (Bar.) — Lea, 1870
= Unio costatus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Reeve, 1864
= Plectomerus costatus (Raf.) — Conrad, 1853
= Complanaria costata — Agassiz, 1852
+ Margaron (Unio) undulatus (Barnes) — Lea, 1852
= Unio costatus Rafinesque — Küster, 1852
+ Margarita (Unio) undulatus Barnes. Valen. Hild. Desh. — Lea, 1838
= Unio costatus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Conrad, 1836
+ Margarita (Unio) undulatus (Barnes, 1823) — Lea, 1836
= Unio costatus Raf. — Ferussac, 1835
= Amblema costata — Rafinesque, 1820

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