WoRMS taxon details
Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817)
857323 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:857323)
accepted
Species
Lampsilis (Lampsilis) ovatus (Say, 1817) · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Margarita (Unio) ovatus (Say, 1817) · unaccepted
Margaron (Unio) ovatus (Say, 1817) · unaccepted
Unio ovatus Say, 1817 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Subspecies Lampsilis ovata ventricosa (Barnes, 1823) accepted as Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820
(of Unio ovatus Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817). Conchology. - In: Nicholson, W.: American edition of the British Encyclopedia, or, dictionary of arts and sciences comprising an accurate and popular view of the present improved state of human knowledge. First Edition, A-3 - C-6 [= 1-20], pl. [1-4].
page(s): [unpaginated], pl. 2 fig. 7 [details]
page(s): [unpaginated], pl. 2 fig. 7 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=857323 on 2025-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Unio ovatus Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817). Conchology. - In: Nicholson, W.: American edition of the British Encyclopedia, or, dictionary of arts and sciences comprising an accurate and popular view of the present improved state of human knowledge. First Edition, A-3 - C-6 [= 1-20], pl. [1-4].
page(s): [unpaginated], pl. 2 fig. 7 [details]
basis of record Williams, J. D., Bogan, A. E. & Garner, J. T. (2008). Freshwater mussels of Alabama and the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. <em>University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.</em> 908 pp. [details]
page(s): [unpaginated], pl. 2 fig. 7 [details]
basis of record Williams, J. D., Bogan, A. E. & Garner, J. T. (2008). Freshwater mussels of Alabama and the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. <em>University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.</em> 908 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
InvertEBase. (2015). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org). [details]





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