MUSSELpdb | nomainal sp. Anodon nopalatensis Sowerby, 1867

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nominal species Anodon nopalatensis Sowerby, 1867

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 16, sp. 58.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965189, Rio Nopalata, Mexico.

= Pyganodon globosa

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pyganodon globosa (Lea, 1841) — Cummings et al., 2025

+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) grandis globosa Lea, 1841 — Haas, 1969

+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) grandis-globosa Lea, 1841 — Frierson, 1927

+ Anodonta globosa Lea, 1841 — Simpson, 1914

+ Anodonta globosa Lea, 1841 — Simpson, 1900

= Anodonta (Patularia) nopalatensis (Sowerby, 1867) — Martens, 1900

= Anodonta (Pyganodon) nopalatensis Sowerby, 1867 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894

= Anodonta nopalatensis Sow. — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Margaron (Anodonta) nopalatensis (Sow.) — Lea, 1870

= Anodon nopalatensis Sowerby, 1867 — Sowerby, 1867

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