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

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nominal species Anodon obtusa Heude, 1880

Heude, 1880. Conch. Fluv. Nanking (6): pl. 42, fig. 80 [as ‘obscura’ on plate caption].
(renamed Anodonta retusa Heude, 1884; correct name for Anodon obscura Heude, 1880; homonym of Anodon obtusus Wagner, 1827)

= Sinanodonta woodiana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Anodonta woodiana woodiana (Lea, 1834) — Liu et al., 1979

+ Anodonta (s.s.) woodiana woodiana (Lea) — Haas, 1969

+ Anodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) — Simpson, 1914

+ Anodonta woodiana (Lea) — Preston, 1912

+ Anodonta woodiana Lea — Simpson, 1900

+ Anodonta retusa Heude — Heude, 1884

= Anodon obtusa Heude — Heude, 1880

 
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