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

nominal species Unio cyphia Rafinesque, 1820

Unio cyphia Rafinesque, 1820 = Plethobasus cyphyus

Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 305.
(incorrect original spelling of Obliquaria (Quadrula) cyphya Rafinesque, 1820)

= Plethobasus cyphyus

Taxonomic Opinions

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

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

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

+ Plethobasus aesopus (Green) — Utterback, 1915

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

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

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

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

+ Unio cicatricosus Say — Ferussac, 1835

 
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