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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pyganodon grandis

nominal species Anodonta decora Lea, 1838

image of type lot

Anodonta decora Lea, 1838 = Pyganodon grandis

Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52. [nomen nudum]
specimen image from publicationLea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 64, pl. 20, fig. 63.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86633, canal, near Cincinnati, Ohio.

= Pyganodon grandis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pyganodon grandis grandis (Say, 1829) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Pyganodon grandis (Say) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997

+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) grandis lugubris Say, 1829 — Haas, 1969

+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) grandis-lugubris Say, 1829 — Frierson, 1927

+ Anodonta grandis var. gigantea Lea, 1834 [sic] — Simpson, 1914

+ Anodonta grandis var. gigantea Lea, 1834 [sic] — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio (Anodonta) grandis (Say, 1829) — Call, 1900

+ Anodonta grandis Say, 1829 — Call, 1895

= Anodonta decora Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Margaron (Anodonta) decora (Lea) — Lea, 1870

= Anodon decora (Lea, 1838) — Sowerby, 1869

= Anodonta decora Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857

= Anodonta decora Lea — Conrad, 1853

= Margaron (Anodonta) decora (Lea) — Lea, 1852

= Anodonta decora Lea — Hanley, 1843

= Margarita (Anodonta) decora Lea — Lea, 1838

= Margarita (Anodonta) decoraLea, 1836

 
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