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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Platynaias compressa

nominal species Unio compressus var. plebius C.B. Adams, 1842

C.B. Adams, 1842, [in] Thompson, History of Vermont (1): 16.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Symphynota compressa Lea, 1829)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MCZ_154361, small brook in Middlebury, Vermont.

= Platynaias compressa

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Lasmigona compressa (Lea) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997
+ Lasmigona (Platynaias) compressa (Lea, 1829) — Clarke, 1985
+ Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829) — Burch, 1975
+ Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829) — Clarke, 1973
= Lasmigona (Platynaias) viridis plebia (Adams, C.B., 1842) — Haas, 1969
= Lasmigona (Platynaias) viridis-plebia (Adams, C.B., 1842) — Frierson, 1927
= Symphynota (s.s.) compressa var. plebia (Adams, C.B., 1842) — Simpson, 1914
= Symphynota (s.s.) compressa var. plebius (Adams, C.B., 1842) — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Unio) pressus Lea — Lea, 1852

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