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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pyganodon fragilis

nominal species Mytilus illitus Lightfoot, 1786

Mytilus illitus Lightfoot, 1786 = Pyganodon fragilis

‘S.’ Lightfoot, 1786. Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 163, no 3551. [nomen nudum]

= Pyganodon fragilis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Margaron (Anodonta) fluviatilis (Dill., not Gmel.) — Lea, 1870

+ Margaron (Anodonta) fluviatilis (Dill., not Gmel.) — Lea, 1852

+ Margarita (Anodonta) fluviatilis Lea — Lea, 1838

+ Margarita (Anodonta) fluviatilis (Dill.) — Lea, 1836

+ Anodonta cataracta Say — Ferussac, 1835

+ Mytilus fluviatilis Gmelin — Dillwyn, 1817

 
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