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

nominal species Unio massini Morelet, 1864

Unio massini Morelet, 1864 = Physunio massini

Morelet, 1864. J. de Conch. 12: 288.
Morelet, 1875. Séries Conch. 4: 348, pl. 15, fig. 1 [2].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1590, Cochin China.

= Physunio massini

Taxonomic Opinions

= Physunio massini (Morelet, 1864) — Konopleva et al., 2023

= Physunio massini (Morelet, 1864) — Pfeiffer et al., 2021

+ Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843) — IUCN, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

= Unio massini A. Morelet — Fischer, 1891

+ Lampsilis gravidus Lea — Rochebrune, 1882

= Unio massini Morlt. — Morelet, 1875

+ — Lea, 1870