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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pterosyna complanata

nominal species Complanaria gigas Swainson, 1840

Complanaria gigas Swainson, 1840 = Pterosyna complanata

Sowerby, 1839. Conch. Man.: 2, fig. 141.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 288, 382.

= Pterosyna complanata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lasmigona complanata (Barnes, 1823) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Lasmigona complanata (Barnes, 1823) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Lasmigona (s.s.) complanata complanata (Barnes, 1823) — Clarke, 1985

+ Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanata (Barnes, 1823) — Haas, 1969

+ Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanata (Barnes, 1823) — Frierson, 1927

+ Symphynota (Pterosygna [sic]) complanata (Barnes, 1823) — Simpson, 1914

+ Symphynota (Pterosygna [sic]) complanata (Barnes, 1823) — Simpson, 1900

= Complanaria gigas Swainson, 1840 — Swainson, 1840

 
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