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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Quadrulini | Megalonaias nervosa

nominal species Unio eightsii Lea, 1860

Lea, 1860, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 306.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 367 [49], pl. 64, fig. 192.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_83991, Sabinas R., Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

= Megalonaias nervosa

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Pfeiffer et al., 2018
+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1999
+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Howells et al., 1996
+ Megalonaias gigantea gigantea (Barnes, 1823) — Haas, 1969
+ Amblema (Megalonaias) gigantea (Barnes, 1823) — Frierson, 1927
+ Quadrula (sec. Crenodonta) heros (Say, 1829) — Simpson, 1914
- NO OPINION — de Gregorio, 1914
+ Quadrula (sec. Crenodonta) heros (Say, 1829) — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio (Crenodonta) digitatus Morelet, 1851 — Martens, 1900
+ Unio multiplicatus Lea, 1830-31 — Call, 1895
= Unio (Plectomerus) eightsii I. Lea, 1860 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894
= Unio eightsii Lea — Singley, 1893
= Unio eightsii Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) eightsii (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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