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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Lamprotulini | Potomida semirugata

nominal species Unio emesaensis Lea, 1865

image of type lot

Unio emesaensis Lea, 1865 = Potomida semirugata

Lea, 1865. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 16: 286.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 254 [14], pl. 30, fig. 68.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85856, Emesi, L. Homs, R. Orontes, N. Syria.

= Potomida semirugata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Potomida semirugata (Lamarck, 1819) — Lopes-Lima et al., 2021

+ Potomida littoralis semirugata (Lamarck, 1819) — Schütt, 1983

+ Potomida littoralis semirugata (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969

+ Psilunio littoralis semirugatus (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1940

+ Unio (sec. Lymnium) semirugatus Lamarck, 1819 — Simpson, 1914

+ Unio (sec. Lymnium) semirugatus Lamarck, 1819 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio emesaensis Lea, 1864 — Westerlund, 1890

= Unio emesaensis Lea — Locard, 1889

= Unio (Groupe de l‘Unio simonis) emesaensis Lea — Locard, 1883

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

 
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