MUSSELpdb | nomainal sp. Unio pinax Benson, 1862

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nominal species Unio pinax Benson, 1862

Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 192.
Type(s): TYPE BMNH_MP_434, [no locality available - Asia].

= Parreysia nagpoorensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Parreysia (corrugata-group) nagpoorensis (Lea, 1860) — Bolotov et al., 2022

= Parreysia favidens pinax (Benson, 1862) — IUCN, 2011

= Parreysia favidens pinax (Benson, 1862) — Nesemann et al., 2007

= Parreysia (s.s.) favidens pinax — Subba Rao, 1989

+ Parreysia favidens (Benson, 1862) — Haas, 1969

= Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. pinax (Benson, 1862) — Preston, 1915

= Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. pinax (Benson, 1862) — Simpson, 1914

= Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. pinax (Benson) — Preston, 1912

= Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. pinax (Benson, 1862) — Simpson, 1900

+ — Lea, 1870

= Unio favidens var. pinax Benson, 1862 — Hanley & Theobald, 1870

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