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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Quadrulini | Megalonaias nervosa

nominal species Unio heros Say, 1829

Unio heros Say, 1829 = Megalonaias nervosa

Say, 1829. New Harm. Dissem. 2(19): 291, sp. 1.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 165, 225.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, Fox River of the Wabash.

= Megalonaias nervosa

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Cummings et al., 2025

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Pfeiffer et al., 2019

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Pfeiffer et al., 2018

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2014

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Howells et al., 1996

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Vidrine, 1993

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Oesch, 1984

+ Megalonaias gigantea (Barnes, 1823) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

+ Megalonaias gigantea (Barnes, 1823) — Burch, 1975

+ Megalonaias gigantea gigantea (Barnes, 1823) — Haas, 1969

+ Megalonaias gigantea (Barnes, 1823) — Haas, 1969

+ Megalonaias gigantea (Barnes, 1823) — Murray & Leonard, 1962

= Amblema (sec. Megalonaias) heros (Say) — Thiele, 1934

+ Amblema (Megalonaias) gigantea (Barnes) — Haas, 1930

+ Megalonaias gigantea (Barnes, 1823) — F.C. Baker, 1928

+ Amblema (Megalonaias) gigantea (Barnes, 1823) — Frierson, 1927

= Megalonaias heros Say — Ortmann, 1923

+ Megalonaias gigantea (Barnes, 1823) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922

= Megalonaias heros (Say) — Utterback, 1915

= Quadrula (sec. Crenodonta) heros (Say, 1829) — Simpson, 1914

= Crenodonta heros (Say, 1829) — Ortmann, 1912

= Quadrula heros Say — Ortmann, 1909

= Quadrula (sec. Crenodonta) heros (Say, 1829) — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio (s.s.) multiplicatus Lea, 1831 — Call, 1900

+ Unio multiplicatus Lea, 1830-31 — Call, 1895

= Unio heros Say — B.H. Wright, 1888

+ Margaron (Unio) multiplicatus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

= Unio heros Say, 1829 — Reeve, 1864

= Unio heros Say — Küster, 1855

= Complanaria herosAgassiz, 1852

+ Margaron (Unio) multiplicatus (Lea) — Lea, 1852

= Unio heros Say — Hanley, 1843

= Unio heros Say, 1829 — Conrad, 1840

+ Margarita (Unio) multiplicatus Lea — Lea, 1838

+ Margarita (Unio) multiplicatus (Lea, 1831) — Lea, 1836

= Unio heros Say — Ferussac, 1835

 
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