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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio nanus

nominal species Unio orbus Locard, 1889

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Unio orbus Locard, 1889 = Unio nanus

Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 138 [32], 195 [89].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 165.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22427 (by Graf, 2011: 494), Pentoise (Jura).

= Unio nanus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Unio nanus Lamarck, 1819 — Lopes-Lima et al., 2024

+ Unio crassus batavus (Maton & Rackett, 1807) — Haas, 1969

+ Unio crassus batavus (Maton & Rackett, 1807) — Haas, 1940

= Unio (Groupe de l’U. locardianus) orbus Locard — Locard, 1893

= Unio orbus Locard, 1889 — Westerlund, 1890

= Unio (Locardiana) orbus Locard, Nov. sp. — Locard, 1889

 
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