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

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genus Anodontoides Simpson in F.C. Baker, 1898: synonymy
     2 Recent valid species (2 total species)

Anodontoides F.C. Baker, 1898
Simpson in F.C. Baker, 1898. Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 3(1): 72.
(new name for Anodontopsis F.C. Baker, 1898)

Anodontopsis F.C. Baker, 1898
Simpson in F.C. Baker, 1898. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 8(5): 76.
(homonym of McCoy, 1851; renamed Anodontoides F.C. Baker, 1898)
Type species: Anodonta ferussaciana Lea, 1834 (original designation) = Anodontoides ferussacianus

Anadontoides Modell, 1964
‘Simpson’ Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 92.
(error for Anodontoides F.C. Baker, 1898)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

AnodontoidesSimpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), ... Smith et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Unio (Anodonta)Call (1900)
Anodontade Gregorio (1914)
Anodonta (Anodontoides)Frierson (1927)

 
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