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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Margaritiferidae | Margaritiferinae | Margaritifera margaritifera

nominal species Unio rivalis Lea, 1836

Unio rivalis Lea, 1836 = Margaritifera margaritifera

‘Zeig.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 46.
‘Zeig.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 28.
(intro'd as syn of Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758)

= Margaritifera margaritifera

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Margaron (Margaritana) margaritifera (Lin.) — Lea, 1870

+ Margaron (Margaritana) margaritifera (Lin.) — Lea, 1852

+ Margarita (Margaritana) margaritifera Lea — Lea, 1838

+ Margarita (Margaritana) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — Lea, 1836

 
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