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

nominal species Anodon ovata Sowerby, 1869

‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 22, sp. 85.
(reference to Anodonta ovata Lea, 1838)

= Pyganodon grandis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Anodonta grandis grandis Say, 1829 — Burch, 1975

+ Anodonta grandis var. gigantea Lea, 1834 [sic] — Simpson, 1914

+ Anodonta grandis var. gigantea Lea, 1834 [sic] — Simpson, 1900

 
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