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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema pyriforme

nominal species Unio harperi B.H. Wright, 1899

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Unio harperi B.H. Wright, 1899 = Pleurobema pyriforme

B.H. Wright, 1899. Nautilus 13: 6.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_159197, [Spring Cr., Decatur Co.]. Ga.

= Pleurobema pyriforme

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleurobema pyriforme (Lea, 1857) — Williams et al., 2014

+ Pleurobema pyriforme (Lea, 1857) — Williams et al., 2011

+ Pleurobema pyriforme (Lea, 1857) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000

+ Pleurobema pyriforme (Lea, 1857) — Burch, 1975

= Pleurobema harperi (Wright, B.H., 1899) — Haas, 1969

+ Pleurobema pyriforme (Lea, 1857) — Clench & Turner, 1956

= Pleurobema (s.s.) harperi (Wright, B.H., 1899) — Frierson, 1927

= Pleurobema (s.s.) harperi (Wright, B.H., 1899) — Simpson, 1914

= Pleurobema (s.s.) harperi (Wright, B.H., 1899) — Simpson, 1900

= Pleurobema harperi B.H. Wright — Simpson, 1900

 
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