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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Plesielliptio priscus

nominal species Unio priscus Meek & Hayden, 1856

Unio priscus Meek & Hayden, 1856 = Plesielliptio priscus

Meek & Hayden, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 117.

= Plesielliptio priscus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Millard, 2001

= Protelliptio (Plesielliptio) priscus (Meek & Hayden) — Haas, 1969

= Plesielliptio priscus (Meek & Hayden, 1856) — Modell, 1957

= Unio priscus priscus Meek & Hayden — Henderson, 1935

= Elliptio (Plesielliptio) priscus (Meek and Hayden) — Russell, 1934

= Unio priscus M. u. H. — Zittel, 1881

 
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