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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pyganodon cataracta

nominal species Anodonta excurvata De Kay, 1843

Anodonta excurvata De Kay, 1843 = Pyganodon cataracta

De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 202, pl. 17, fig. 233.

= Pyganodon cataracta

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pyganodon cataracta (Say, 1817) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Pyganodon cataracta (Say) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997

+ Anodonta cataracta Say, 1817 — Burch, 1975

+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) cataracta cataracta Say, 1817 — R.I. Johnson, 1970

+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) implicata Say, 1829 — Haas, 1969

+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) implicata Say, 1829 — Frierson, 1927

+ Anodonta implicata Say, 1829 — Simpson, 1914

+ Anodonta implicata Say, 1829 — Simpson, 1900

= Anodonta excurvata DeKay — B.H. Wright, 1888

+ Margaron (Anodonta) implicata (Say) — Lea, 1870

= Anodonta excurvata Dekay — Conrad, 1853

+ Margaron (Anodonta) implicata (Say) — Lea, 1852

 
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