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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Plethobasus cyphyus

nominal species Unio aesopus Green, 1827

Unio aesopus Green, 1827 = Plethobasus cyphyus

Green, 1827. Contrib. Maclurian Lyceum 1: 46, fig. 3.

= Plethobasus cyphyus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Campbell & Lydeard, 2012

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Oesch, 1984

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Burch, 1975

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Murray & Leonard, 1962

= Plethobasus aesopus (Green) — Thiele, 1934

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — F.C. Baker, 1928

+ Pleurobema (Plethobasus) cyphyum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922

= Plethobasus aesopus (Green) — Utterback, 1915

+ Pleurobema cyphya Raf. — Vanatta, 1915

= Pleurobema (sec. Plethobasus) aesopus (Green, 1827) — Simpson, 1914

+ de Gregorio, 1914

= Plethobasus aesopus (Green, 1827) — Ortmann, 1912

= Pleurobema aesopus (Green) — Ortmann, 1910

= Pleurobema aesopus Green — Ortmann, 1909

= Pleurobema æsopus (Green) — Ortmann, 1909

= Pleurobema (sec. Plethobasus) aesopus (Green, 1827) — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio (s.s.) cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Call, 1900

+ Unio (sec. Rotundaria) cyphya (Rafinesque, 1820) — Paetel, 1890

= Unio æsopus Green — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Unio æsopus Green — Lewis, 1871

= Margaron (Unio) æsopus (Green) — Lea, 1870

+ Unio cyphius [sic] (Rafinesque, 1820) — Reeve, 1864

= Unio (Rotundaria) æsopus Green — Adams & Adams, 1857

+ Unio cyphius [sic] Raf. — Conrad, 1853

= Margaron (Unio) æsopus (Green) — Lea, 1852

= Unio æsopus Green — Hanley, 1843

+ Unio cyphius [sic] (Rafinesque, 1820) — Conrad, 1840

= Unio (s.s.) ÆsopusSwainson, 1840

= Margarita (Unio) aesopus Green — Lea, 1838

= Margarita (Unio) aesopus (Green, 1827) — Lea, 1836

+ Unio cyphia [sic] Raf. — Ferussac, 1835

= Unio æsopusJay, 1835

= Unio aesopus Green, 1827 — Ravenel, 1834

= Unio æsopus Green — Lea, 1829

 
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