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nominal species Anodon siliquosus var. pygmaeum Spix in Wagner, 1827

Anodon siliquosus var. pygmaeum Spix in Wagner, 1827 = Mycetopoda siliquosa

Spix in Wagner, 1827. Test. Fluv. Brasil.: 30, pl. 23, figs. 3-4.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodon siliquosus Spix in Wagner, 1827)

= Mycetopoda siliquosa

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Mycetopoda siliquosa (Spix, 1827) — Simone, 2006

+ Mycetopoda siliquosa Spix, 1827 — Ramírez et al., 2003

+ Mycetopoda siliquosa (Spix, 1827) — Haas, 1969

+ Mycetopoda siliquosa (Spix, 1827) — Figueiras, 1965

+ Mycetopoda siliquosa (Spix, 1827) — Bonetto, 1962

+ Mycetopoda siliquosa (Spix, 1827) — Haas, 1931

= Mycetopoda pygmaea (Spix, 1827) — Simpson, 1914

+ Mycetopoda siliquosa (Spix, 1827) — Ihering, 1910

= Mycetopoda pygmaea (Spix, 1827) — Simpson, 1900

+ Mycetopus siliquosus Spix — Ihering, 1890

= Platiris (Mycetopus) pygmaeus (Spix) — Lea, 1870

= Mycetopus pygmaeus (Spix) — Sowerby, 1868

= Mycetopus pygmæus (Spix) — Hupé, 1857

+ Platiris (Mycetopus) siliquosus (d’Orb.) — Lea, 1852

= Lamproscapha pygmaea Spix — Swainson, 1840

+ Platiris (Spatha) siliquosa Lea — Lea, 1838

+ Anodonta siliquosa Spix — Moricand, 1837

+ Iridina siliquosa (Spix) — Lea, 1836

+ Mycetopoda siliquosus “d’Orb.” — d’Orbigny, 1835