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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Anodontina | Anodonta californiensis

nominal species Anodonta mearnsiana Simpson, 1893

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Anodonta mearnsiana Simpson, 1893 = Anodonta californiensis

Simpson, 1893. Nautilus 6(12): 134.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_610313 (by R.I. Johnson, 1975: 14), San Bernadino Ranch, Arizona, boundary between Ariz. and Mexico.

= Anodonta californiensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Anodonta californiensis Lea, 1852 — Cummings et al., 2025

+ Anodonta dejecta Lewis, 1875 — Burch, 1975

+ Anodonta (Arnoldina) dejecta Lewis, 1875 — Haas, 1969

+ Anodonta (Arnoldina) dejecta Lewis, 1875 — Frierson, 1927

+ Anodonta dejecta Lewis, 1875 — Simpson, 1914

+ Anodonta dejecta Lewis, 1875 — Simpson, 1900

 
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