MUSSELpdb | nomainal sp. Unio siliquiformis Locard, 1889

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nominal species Unio siliquiformis Locard, 1889

Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 173 [67], 259 [153].
Locard, 1893. Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 208.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22538 (by Graf, 2011: 504), Heuilley-sur-Saône (Côte-d’Or).

= Unio pictorum

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758) — He & Zhuang, 2013

+ Unio pictorum pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758) — Haas, 1969

+ Unio pictorum pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758) — Haas, 1940

+ Unio tumidus var. rostratus de Lamarck — Germain, 1931

= Unio (Groupe de l’U. rostratus) siliquiformis Locard — Locard, 1893

= Unio siliquiformis Locard, 1889 — Westerlund, 1890

= Unio (Rostratiana) siliquiformis Locard, Nov. sp. — Locard, 1889

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