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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema oviforme

nominal species Unio swordianus S.H. Wright, 1897

Unio swordianus S.H. Wright, 1897 = Pleurobema oviforme

S.H. Wright, 1897. Nautilus 11: 4.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_149654, Br. of Clinch River, Va.

= Pleurobema oviforme

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Quadrula (Pleuronaia) striatissima (Anthony, J.G., 1865) — Haas, 1969

+ Quadrula (Pleuronaia) striatissima (Anthony, J.G., 1865) — Frierson, 1927

+ Pleurobema oviforme argenteum (Lea, 1841) — Ortmann, 1918

= Pleurobema (s.s.) swordianum (Wright, S.H., 1897) — Simpson, 1914

= Pleurobema (s.s.) swordiana (Wright, S.H., 1897) — Simpson, 1900

= Pleurobema swordiana S.H. Wright — Simpson, 1900