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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Search the database pages:

Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Platynaias subviridis

nominal species Margaritana quadrata Lea, 1861

Lea, 1861, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 41.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 210, pl. 32, fig. 279.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86264, E. Tenn.

= Platynaias subviridis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lasmigona subviridis (Conrad, 1835) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Lasmigona subviridis (Conrad, 1835) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000
+ Lasmigona subviridis (Conrad, 1835) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis (Conrad, 1835) — Clarke, 1985
= Lasmigona (Platynaias) quadrata (Lea, 1861) — Haas, 1969
= Lasmigona (Platynaias) quadrata (Lea, 1861) — Frierson, 1927
- NO OPINION — Ortmann, 1918
= Symphynota (s.s.) quadrata (Lea, 1861) — Simpson, 1914
= Symphynota (s.s.) quadrata (Lea, 1861) — Simpson, 1900
= Margaritana quadrata Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Margaritana) quadrata (Lea) — Lea, 1870

Page updated: 08:22:33 Tue 01 Jul 2025