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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Pleiodon ovatus

nominal species Pleiodon macmurtriei Conrad, 1834

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Pleiodon macmurtriei Conrad, 1834 = Pleiodon ovatus

Conrad, 1834. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 7(1): 180, pl. 13 [also as ‘macmurtrei’].
(correct name for Pleiodon macmurtrei ‘Conrad’ of Authors)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_41888, [no locality available - West Africa].

= Pleiodon ovatus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

+ Pleiodon ovata (Swainson, 1823) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

+ Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Daget, 1998

+ Mutela ovata (Swainson, 1823) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988

+ Iridina (Pleiodon) ovata Swainson, 1823 — Haas, 1969

+ Pleiodon (s.s.) ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Pain & Woodward, 1964

+ Iridina (Pleiodon) ovata Swainson, 1823 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

+ Pleiodon (s.s.) ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Simpson, 1914

+ Pleiodon (s.s.) ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Simpson, 1900

= Pliodon macmurtriei Conrad — Bourguignat, 1879

+ Platiris (Iridina) ovata (Swain.) — Lea, 1870

+ Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Sowerby, 1866

+ Mutela (Pliodon) ovata (Sws.) — Mörch, 1853

+ Platiris (Iridina) ovata (Swain.) — Lea, 1852

+ Iridina ovata Swainson — Hanley, 1843

+ Platiris (Iridina) ovata Swain. — Lea, 1838

= Margarita (Pleiodon) macmurtriei (Conrad, 1834) — Lea, 1836

= Pleiodon macmurtriei Conrad, 1834 — Conrad, 1834

 
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