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nominal species Unio orontesensis Lea, 1863

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Unio orontesensis Lea, 1863 = Unio damascensis

Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 190.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 53 [57], pl. 18, fig. 50.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85535, R. Orontes, Syria.

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Unio damascensis Lea, 1863 — Lopes-Lima et al., 2024: suppl. append. 2, p. 10.

+ Unio damascensis Lea, 1863 — Lopes-Lima et al., 2021: Supplementary Appendix 1, p. 6.

+ Unio crassus bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1853 — Schütt, 1983: 52.

+ Unio crassus bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1852 — Haas, 1969: 54.

+ Unio crassus bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1853 — Haas, 1940: 132.

+ Unio (sec. Lymnium) durieui DeShayes, 1847 — Simpson, 1914: 563.

+ Unio (sec. Lymnium) durieui DeShayes, 1847 — Simpson, 1900: 695.

= Unio orontesensis Lea — Westerlund, 1890: 178.

= Margaron (Unio) orontesensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870: 52.

= Unio orontesensis Lea , 1863 — Lea, 1866: 57, pl. 18, fig. 50.