OPINION 2188 (Case 3353) Obovaria Rafinesque, 1819 (Mollusca, Bivalvia): usage conserved by designation of Unio retusa Lamarck, 1819 as the type species

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2008
Authors:ICZN,
Journal:Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
Volume:65
Issue:1
Start Page:64
Pagination:64-65
Date Published:03/2008
Type of Article:Opinion
ISSN:0007-5167
Keywords:Bivalvia, eastern United States, freshwater mussel, Fusconaia ebena, Nomenclature, Obovaria, Obovaria obovalis, Obovaria retusa, taxonomy, UNIONIDAE
Abstract:

The Commission has ruled that the usage of the name Obovaria Rafinesque, 1819 is conserved for a freshwater bivalve from the eastern United States by designation of Unio retusa Lamarck, 1819 as the type species and that the name Obovaria obovalis Rafinesque, 1820 is a nomen oblitum.

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