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

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nominal species Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis F.R. Woodward, 1991

F.R. Woodward, 1991. J. of Conch. 34: 104.
(new name for Unio (Metaptera) johnstoni E.A. Smith, 1893)
Type(s): AUTOMATIC BMNH_1893-8-23-100, Lake Mweru, Central Africa.

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis

Taxonomic Opinions

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis F.R. Woodward, 1991 — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis — Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2020

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis F.R. Woodward, 1991 — Pfeiffer et al., 2019

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis — Pfeiffer et al., 2018

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis (F.R. Woodward, 1991) — Graf et al., 2014

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis Woodward, 1991 — Graf & Cummings, 2011

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis Woodward, 1991 — Whelan et al., 2011

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis Woodward, 1991 — IUCN, 2010

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis Woodward, 1991 — Bogan, 2010

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis Woodward, 1991 — Graf & Cummings, 2007

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis Woodward, 1991 — Daget, 1998

= Prisodontopsis aviculaeformis F.R. Woodward, 1991 — F.R. Woodward, 1991
 
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