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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pyganodon grandis

nominal species Anodonta salmonia Lea, 1838

Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 51. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 45, pl. 14, fig. 41.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86540, Poland, Ohio.

= Pyganodon grandis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pyganodon grandis grandis (Say, 1829) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Pyganodon grandis (Say) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997
+ Anodonta grandis grandis Say, 1829 — Burch, 1975
+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) grandis lugubris Say, 1829 — Haas, 1969
+ Anodonta grandis plana Lea, 1834 — F.C. Baker, 1928
+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) grandis-lugubris Say, 1829 — Frierson, 1927
+ Anodonta grandis Say, 1829 — Simpson, 1914
= Anodonta grandis var. salmonia Lea — Ortmann, 1909
+ Anodonta grandis Say, 1829 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio (Anodonta) salmonia (Lea, 1838) — Call, 1900
= Anodonta salmonia Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Anodonta) salmonia (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Anodon salmonea [sic] (Lea, 1838) — Sowerby, 1867
= Anodonta salmonia Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Anodonta salmonia Lea — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Anodonta) salmonia (Lea) — Lea, 1852
= Anodonta salmonia Lea — Hanley, 1843
= Margarita (Anodonta) salmonia Lea — Lea, 1838
= Margarita (Anodonta) salmonia (Lea, 1838) — Lea, 1836

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