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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Cristariina | Pletholophus tenuis

nominal species Anodonta chinensis Küster, 1853

Anodonta chinensis Küster, 1853 = Pletholophus tenuis

‘Philippi’ Küster, 1853. Conch. Cab. Anodonta: 51, pl. 12, fig. 3.

= Pletholophus tenuis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Cristaria tenuis (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) — He & Zhuang, 2013

+ Cristaria tenuis (Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) — IUCN, 2012

+ Pletholophus discoidea (Lea, 1834) — Habe, 1977

+ Cristaria (Pletholophus) discoidea discoidea (Lea, 1834) — Haas, 1969

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Simpson, 1914

+ Cristaria (Pletholophus) discoidea (Lea, 1834) — Simpson, 1914

+ Dalliella purpurea (Valenciennes) — Preston, 1912

+ Dalliella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1833) — Simpson, 1900

+ Cristaria (Pletholophus) discoidea (Lea, 1834) — Simpson, 1900

+ Margaron (Unio) bengalensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870

+ Margaron (Unio) bengalensis (Lea) — Lea, 1852

 
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