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

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nominal species Unio pliciferus Lea, 1838

Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 13. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 61, pl. 17, fig. 53.
Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_84080, Mexico.

= Sphenonaias plexus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Sphenonaias plexus (Conrad, 1838) — Cummings et al., 2025

+ Barynaias plexus (Conrad, 1838) — Haas, 1969

+ Psoronaias plexus (Conrad, 1838) — Frierson, 1927

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) plexus Conrad, 1838 — Simpson, 1914

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) plexus Conrad, 1838 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio (Elliptio) pliciferus Lea, 1838 — Martens, 1900

= Unio (Psoronaias) pliciferus Lea, 1836 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894

= Unio pliciferus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Margaron (Unio) pliciferus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

= Unio pliciferus Lea, 1838 — Sowerby, 1868

= Unio (Diplodon) pliciferus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857

= Unio pliciferus Lea — Küster, 1856

+ Unio plexus Con., 1836 — Conrad, 1853

= Margaron (Unio) pliciferus (Lea) — Lea, 1852

= Unio pliciferus Lea — Hanley, 1843

= Margarita (Unio) pliciferus Lea — Lea, 1838

= Margarita (Unio) pliciferusLea, 1836

 
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