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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Margaritiferidae | Margaritiferinae | Pseudunio auricularius

nominal species Unio rugosa Poiret, 1801

Unio rugosa Poiret, 1801 = Pseudunio auricularius

Poiret, 1801. Coq. Fluv., et Terr. de l’Aisne: 105.
(homonym of Mya rugosa Gmelin, 1791)

= Pseudunio auricularius

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Margaritifera auricularia (Spengler, 1793) — Ziuganov et al., 1994

+ Haas, 1969

+ Margaritana auricularia (Spengler) — Germain, 1931

+ Margaritana crassa (Retzius, 1788) — Simpson, 1914

+ Margaritana crassa (Retzius, 1788) — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio auricularius Spengler, 1793 — Westerlund, 1890

+ Unio sinuatus Lamarck — Drouët, 1889

+ Unio (Baryana) sinuatus de Lamarck — Locard, 1889

+ Margaron (Unio) crassus (Retz.) — Lea, 1870

+ Unio sinuatus Lamarck — Malzine, 1867

+ Unio (Lymnium) sinuatusDrouët, 1857

+ Unio (Lymnium) sinuatus Lam. — Moquin-Tandon, 1855

+ Margaron (Unio) crassus (Retz.) — Lea, 1852

+ Margarita (Unio) crassissimus Fer. Des Moul. Grat. — Lea, 1838

+ Margarita (Unio) auricularis [sic] (Spengler, 1793) — Lea, 1836

= Unio rugosaPoiret, 1801

 
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