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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Popenaiadini | Sphenonaias plexus

nominal species Unio plexus Conrad, 1838

Unio plexus Conrad, 1838 = Sphenonaias plexus

Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(10): 89, pl. 49, figs. 1-2.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 255.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_129923, Vera Cruz, Mexico.

= Sphenonaias plexus

Taxonomic Opinions

= Sphenonaias plexus (Conrad, 1838) — Cummings et al., 2025

= Barynaias plexus (Conrad, 1838) — Czaja et al., 2023

= Barynaias plexus (Conrad, 1838) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Barynaias plexus Conrad, 1838 — Bogan, 2010

= Barynaias plexus (Conrad, 1838) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

= Unio plexus Conrad — Contreras-Arquieta, 2000

= Barynaias plexus (Conrad, 1838) — Haas, 1969

= Elliptio (Barynaias) plexus Conr. — Haas, 1930

= Elliptio (Barynaias) plexus (Conrad) — Haas, 1929

= Psoronaias plexus (Conrad, 1838) — Frierson, 1927

= Unio (sec. Elliptio) plexus Conrad, 1838 — Simpson, 1914

= Unio plexus Conrad — Pilsbry, 1904

= Unio (sec. Elliptio) plexus Conrad, 1838 — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio (Elliptio) pliciferus Lea, 1838 — Martens, 1900

+ Unio (Psoronaias) pliciferus Lea, 1836 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894

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

+ Unio pliciferus Lea, 1838 — Sowerby, 1868

= Unio plexus Con., 1836 — Conrad, 1853

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

= Unio plexus Conrad, 1838 — Conrad, 1838