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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Lasmigona costata

nominal species Lasmigona costata var. ereganensis Grier, 1918

Grier, 1918, Nautilus 32(1): 10.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmidonta costata Rafinesque, 1820; correct name for Lasmigona costata var. eriganensis Grier, 1918)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE CM_61.4720, “Big Bend” (W of waterworks), Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

= Lasmigona costata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997
+ Lasmigona (s.s.) costata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Clarke, 1985
+ Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Burch, 1975
+ Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Clarke, 1973
+ Lasmigona (s.s.) costata (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969
= Lasmigona (s.s.) costata-ereganensis Grier, 1918 — Frierson, 1927

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