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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Velesunio ambiguus

nominal species Unio jeffreysianus Lea, 1871

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Unio jeffreysianus Lea, 1871 = Velesunio ambiguus

Lea, 1871. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 23: 188.
Lea, 1874. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8 [O. 13]: 23, pl. 7, fig. 20.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_84849, Australia.

= Velesunio ambiguus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — B.J. Smith, 1992

+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — Haas, 1969

+ Velesunio ambiguus Philippi, 1847 — Cotton, 1961

+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958

+ Velesunio danellii Villa — Iredale, 1943

+ Velesunio danellii (Villa, 1871) — Iredale, 1934

= Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) jeffreysianus (Lea, 1871) — Simpson, 1914

= Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) jeffreysianus (Lea, 1871) — Simpson, 1900

= Unio jeffreysianus Lea — E.A. Smith, 1882

 
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