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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Anodontina | Brachyanodon impura

nominal species Anodon glabrus Sowerby, 1870

= Brachyanodon impura

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Brachyanodon impura (Say, 1829) — Cummings et al., 2025

+ Anodonta (Brachyanodon) impura Say, 1829 — Haas, 1969

+ Anodonta (s.s.) impura Say, 1829 — Frierson, 1927

+ Anodontites (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic] (Lea, 1868) — Simpson, 1914

+ Glabaris (s.s.) inæquivalvis [sic] (Lea, 1868) — Simpson, 1900

+ Anodonta (s.s.) exilior Lea, 1871 — Martens, 1900

+ Anodonta (Brachyanodon) viridana Clessin, 1876 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894

= Anodon glabrus ‘Valenciennes’ Sowerby, 1870 — Sowerby, 1870