MUSSELpdb | nomainal sp. Unio testudineus Morelet, 1849

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nominal species Unio testudineus Morelet, 1849

Morelet, 1849. Test. Nov. 1: 28.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_94-3-22-1, flumen Usumacinta, Guatemala.

= Psoronaias semigranosa

Taxonomic Opinions

= Psoronaias testudinarea [sic] Morelet, 1849 — Bogan, 2010

= Psoronaias testudinea (Morelet, 1849) — Haas, 1969

= Psoronaias testudineus Mor. — Haas, 1930

= Psoronaias testudinea (Morelet) — Haas, 1929

+ Psoronaias semigranosus (von dem Busch, 1845) — Frierson, 1927

= Unio (sec. Elliptio) testudineus Morelet, 1849 — Simpson, 1914

= Unio (sec. Elliptio) testudineus Morelet, 1849 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio (Psoronaias) semigranosus var. testudineus Morelet, 1849 — Martens, 1900

= Unio (Psoronaias) testudineus A. Morelet, 1849 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894

+ — Lea, 1870

= Unio testudineus Morelet, 1849 — Reeve, 1865

+ — Lea, 1852

= Unio testudineus — Morelet, 1849

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