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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Amblemini | Reginaia ebenus

nominal species Obovaria pachostea Rafinesque, 1820

= Reginaia ebenus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Fusconaia ebena (Lea, 1831) — He & Zhuang, 2013

+ Fusconaia ebena (Lea, 1831) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Fusconaia ebena (Lea, 1831) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Fusconaia ebena (Lea, 1831) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Plethobasus cicatricosus (Say, 1829) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

= Obovaria pachostea Rafinesque, 1820 — Burch, 1975

+ Fusconaia antrosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969

= Plethobasus pachosteus Rafinesque, 1820 — Morrison, 1969

+ Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) antrosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927

+ — Simpson, 1914

+ — Simpson, 1900

+ — Lea, 1870

+ — Conrad, 1853

+ — Lea, 1852

+ — Lea, 1836

= Unio pachostea Raf. — Ferussac, 1835

= Obovaria pachostea — Rafinesque, 1820