original description
Pilsbry, H. A. (1890). Une <i>Unio</i> nouvelle. <em>Le Naturaliste Canadien.</em> 20(10):171-172., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7591365
page(s): 171-172 [details]
basis of record
Graf, D. & Cummings, K. (2007). Review of the systematics and global diversity of freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 73(4): 291-314. [details]
additional source
InvertEBase. (2015). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org). [details]
additional source
Pilsbry, H. A. (1891). A new species of <i>Arconaia</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 4(11): 127-128., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12596754 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the Canadian conchologist, Léon Provancher [Abbé] (1820-1892) of Cap Rouge, Quebec, who collected the type series. [details]
From editor or global species database