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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Lampsilis cardium

nominal species Lampsilis ventricosa cohongoronta Ortmann, 1912

Ortmann, 1912, Nautilus 26(5): 53.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE CM_31.6994, Potomac River, Hancock, Washington Co., Maryland.

= Lampsilis cardium

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Watters et al., 2009
+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820 — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1816) — Burch, 1975
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata (Say, 1817) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
- OMITTED — Haas, 1969
- OMITTED — Frierson, 1927
- OMITTED — Simpson, 1914

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