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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Rectidentini | Hyriopsis myersiana

nominal species Unio housei Lea, 1856

image of type lot

Unio housei Lea, 1856 = Hyriopsis myersiana

Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 92.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 291 [11], pl. 23, fig. 3.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_83951, Siam.

= Hyriopsis myersiana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Hyriopsis myersiana (Lea, 1856) — Pfeiffer et al., 2021

+ Hyriopsis myersianus (Lea, 1856) — IUCN, 2011

+ Hyriopsis (Limnoscapha) myersiana (Lea, 1856) — Brandt, 1974

+ Hyriopsis myersiana (Lea, 1856) — Haas, 1969

+ Hyriopsis myersiana (Lea, 1856) — Haas, 1924

+ Hyriopsis (s.s.) myersiana (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1914

+ de Gregorio, 1914

+ Hyriopsis myersianus (Lea) — Preston, 1912

+ Hyriopsis (s.s.) myersianus (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1900

= Unio housei Lea — Fischer, 1891

+ Unio myersianus Lea — Morelet, 1875

= Margaron (Unio) housei (Lea) — Lea, 1870

= Unio housei Lea, 1856 — Sowerby, 1866

= Unio housei Lea — Martens, 1860

 
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