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

nominal species Plethobasus pachosteus Morrison, 1969

Plethobasus pachosteus Morrison, 1969 = Plethobasus cicatricosus

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Morrison, 1969. AMU Annual Rept. (1969): 24.
R.I. Johnson, 1980. Bull. MCZ 149(2): 90.
(misidentified reference to Obovaria pachostea Rafinesque, 1820)

= Plethobasus cicatricosus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Plethobasus cicatricosus (Say, 1829) — IUCN, 2011

+ Plethobasus cicatricosus (Say, 1829) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Plethobasus cicatricosus (Say, 1829) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

 
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