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Margaritiferidae

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Central America

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Thu 18 Dec 2025

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio

species Unio macropisthus White, 1886: synonymy

Synonymy

Unio macropisthus White, 1886

White, 1886. Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 29: 17, pl. 2, fig. 7.

Unio macropisthus — Henderson (1935), Branson (1935), Yen (1952), Good (2004)
Dysnomia (Penita) macropisthus — Modell (1957)
“Unio” macropisthus — Evanoff et al. (1998)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio macropisthus — Henderson (1935), Branson (1935), Yen (1952), Good (2004)
Dysnomia (Penita) macropisthus — Modell (1957)
“Unio” macropisthus — Evanoff et al. (1998)

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