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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Pleiodon ovatus
‘Conrad’ of Authors.Conrad, 1834. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 7(1): 180.Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 225.Mörch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 49.Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 443.Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 601.Mandahl-Barth, 1988. Studies on African Freshwater Bivalves: 57.Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: 151.(incorrect original spelling of Pleiodon macmurtriei Conrad, 1834)
= Pleiodon ovatus
