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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Margaritiferidae | Gibbosulinae | Gibbosula laosensis

nominal species Unio sula Simpson, 1900

Unio sula Simpson, 1900 = Gibbosula laosensis

‘Theobald’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 678.
‘Theobald’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 521.
(intro'd as syn of Unio laosensis Lea, 1863)

= Gibbosula laosensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Bolotov et al., 2019

+ Margaritanopsis laosensis (Lea, 1863) — Brandt, 1974

+ Margaritifera (Margaritanopsis) laosensis (Lea, 1863) — Haas, 1969

+ Margaritana laosensis (Lea, 1863) — Simpson, 1914

+ Margaritanopsis laosensis (Lea, 1863) — Haas, 1912

+ Margaritana laosensis (Lea, 1863) — Simpson, 1900

 
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