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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Alasmidonta marginata

nominal species Alasmodonta truncata Lea, 1836

‘Say, in lit.’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 44.
Lea, 1838, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 46.
Conrad, 1853, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 262.
(intro'd as syn of Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818)

= Alasmidonta marginata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818 — Watters et al., 2009
+ Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818 — Williams et al., 2008
+ Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1819 — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata (Say, 1819) — Haas, 1969
+ Decurambis marginata (Say, 1818) — Frierson, 1927
+ Alasmidonta (Rugifera) marginata Say, 1819 — Simpson, 1914
+ Alasmidonta (Rugifera) truncata (Wright, B.H., 1898) — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Margaritana) marginata (Say) — Lea, 1870
+ Alasmodonta marginata (Say) — Conrad, 1853
= Alasmodonta [sic] truncata Say — Agassiz, 1852
+ Margaron (Margaritana) marginata (Say) — Lea, 1852
+ Margarita (Margaritana) marginata Lea — Lea, 1838
+ Margarita (Margaritana) marginata (Say, 1819) — Lea, 1836

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