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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Lampsilis cariosa

nominal species Unio ovata Valenciennes, 1827

Valenciennes, 1827, Receuil Observ. Zool. 2(11-12): 226, pl. 50, figs. 1-1c.
(misidentified reference to Unio ovatus Say, 1817)

= Lampsilis cariosa

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cariosa (Say, 1817) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cariosa (Say, 1817) — Frierson, 1927
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cariosa (Say, 1817) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) cariosus Say — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Unio) cariosus (Say) — Lea, 1870
+ Unio cariosus Say — Conrad, 1853
+ Unio (Lampsilis) cariosus Say — Mörch, 1853
+ Margaron (Unio) cariosus (Say) — Lea, 1852
+ Unio cariosus Say — Küster, 1848
+ Margarita (Unio) ovatus Say. Lam. Bar. Valen. Eat. Hild. Con. — Lea, 1838
+ Unio cariosus Say, 1817 — Conrad, 1836
+ Margarita (Unio) cariosus (Say, 1817) — Lea, 1836
+ Unio cariosus Say — Ferussac, 1835
+ Unio ovatus Say — Lea, 1829

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