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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Contradentini | Physunio superbus

nominal species Unio velaris Hanley, 1856

= Physunio superbus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843) — Pfeiffer et al., 2021

+ Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843) — Brandt, 1974

+ Physunio (s.s.) superbus (Lea, 1843 [sic]) — Haas, 1969

= Physunio (Lens) velaris (Hanley) — Prashad, 1932

+ Physunio (s.s.) superbus (Lea, 1843) — Haas, 1920

+ Physunio (sec. Lens) velaris (Sowerby, 1868) — Preston, 1915

+ Physunio (s.s.) superbus (Lea, 1841) — Simpson, 1914

+ Physunio (s.s.) superbus (Lea, 1841) — Simpson, 1900

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

= Unio velaris ‘Benson MS’ Hanley, 1856 — Sowerby, 1868

= Unio velaris Benson, MS — Hanley, 1856