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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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species Ligumia whitei (Henderson, 1918): synonymy
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Unio rectoides White, 1886
White, 1886. Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 29: 11, pl. 4, fig. 1; pl. 5, figs. 1-2.
(homonym of Unio rectoides Whitfield, 1885; renamed Unio whitei Henderson, 1918)

Unio whiteiHenderson (1935)
Ligumia whiteiModell (1957)

Unio whitei Henderson, 1918
Henderson, 1918. Nautilus 32: 60.
(new name for Unio rectoides White, 1886)

Unio whiteiHenderson (1935)
Ligumia whiteiModell (1957)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio whiteiHenderson (1935)
Ligumia whiteiModell (1957)

 
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