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Margaritiferidae

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Publication Prie et al. (2012): summary

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Full Citation

Prie, V., N. Puillandre & P. Bouchet. 2012. Bad taxonomy can kill: molecular reevaluation of Unio mancus Lamarck, 1819 (Bivalvia: Unionidae) and its accepted subspecies. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 405: 08. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Margaritifera auricularia (Spengler, 1793) = Pseudunio auricularius

Unio crassus Philippson in Retzius, 1788

Unio elongatulus C. Pfeiffer, 1825

Unio mancus mancus Lamarck, 1819 = Unio mancus

Unio mancus requienii Michaud, 1831 = Unio mancus

Unio mancus turtonii Payraudeau, 1826 = Unio mancus

Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Unio tumidus Philippson in Retzius, 1788