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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema rubellum

nominal species Unio pulvinulus Lea, 1845

Lea, 1845, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4: 164.
Lea, 1848, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 4]: 81 [55], pl. 8, fig. 24.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84838, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

= Pleurobema rubellum

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleurobema rubellum (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Pleurobema rubellum (Conrad, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
= Pleurobema pulvinulum (Lea, 1845) — Haas, 1969
= Pleurobema (s.s.) pulvinulum (Lea, 1845) — Frierson, 1927
+ Pleurobema (s.s.) rubellum (Conrad, 1834) — Simpson, 1914
+ Pleurobema (s.s.) rubella (Conrad, 1834) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio pulvinulus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) pulvinulus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio (Lampsilis) pulvinulus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Unio pulvinulus Lea, 1845 — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) pulvinulus (Lea) — Lea, 1852

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