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

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species Mycetopoda subsinuata (Sowerby, 1868): synonymy
     42 specimens

Mycetopus subsinuatus Sowerby, 1868
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 4, sp. 10.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) ZMB/MOLL_220179, Bogota, New Granada.

Mycetopoda subsinuataSimpson (1900), Ihering (1910), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921), Haas (1931), Cummings et al. (2025)
Mycetopus subsinuatusMartens (1900)
Mycetopoda longinaFrierson (1922)
Mycetopoda weddelliiFrierson (1927)
Mycetopoda siliquosaBonetto (1962), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Johnson (1981), Ramírez et al. (2003), Simone (2006)

Mycetopus punctatus Preston, 1909
Preston, 1909. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 3: 513, pl. 10, fig. 8.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_1915-1-6-83, Rio Chenchi, U.S. Columbia [sic.].

Mycetopoda punctataIhering (1910), Simpson (1914)
Mycetopoda siliquosaBonetto (1962), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Johnson (1981), Ramírez et al. (2003), Simone (2006)
Mycetopoda subsinuataCummings et al. (2025)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Mycetopoda subsinuataSimpson (1900), Ihering (1910), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921), Haas (1931), Cummings et al. (2025)
Mycetopus subsinuatusMartens (1900)
Mycetopoda punctataIhering (1910), Simpson (1914)
Mycetopoda longinaFrierson (1922)
Mycetopoda weddelliiFrierson (1927)
Mycetopoda siliquosaBonetto (1962), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Johnson (1981), Ramírez et al. (2003), Simone (2006)

 
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