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

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nominal species Unio bithynicus Kobelt, 1893

Kobelt, 1893. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 6: 96, pl. 179, fig. 1128.

= Rectidens orientalis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Rectidens orientalis (Lea, 1840) — Zieritz et al., 2026

+ Elongaria orientalis (Lea, 1840) — Pfeiffer et al., 2021

+ Haas, 1969

+ Elongaria orientalis (Lea, 1840) — van Benthem Jutting, 1953

+ Elongaria orientalis (Lea, 1840) — Haas, 1940

= Unio (sec. Lymnium) bythinicus [sic] Kobelt, 1893 — Simpson, 1914

= Unio (sec. Lymnium) bythinicus [sic] Kobelt, 1893 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio bithynicus n. — Kobelt, 1893

 
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