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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Quadrulini | Uniomerus carolinianus

nominal species Unio pawensis Lea, 1868

Lea, 1868, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 161.
Lea, 1868, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 302 [62], pl. 45, fig. 114.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85380, Catawba R., N.C.

= Uniomerus carolinianus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1830) — Burch, 1975
+ Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1831) — R.I. Johnson, 1972
+ Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1831) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Uniomerus obesus (Lea, 1831) — Haas, 1969
+ Uniomerus obesus (Lea, 1831) — Clench & Turner, 1956
+ Elliptio (Uniomerus) obesus (Lea, 1831) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Uniomerus) obesus Lea, 1831 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Uniomerus) obesus Lea, 1831 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio pawensis Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) pawensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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