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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Mycetopodidae | Anodontitinae | Anodontites elongata

nominal species Anodon amethystus Sowerby, 1869

Sowerby, 1869, Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 24, sp. 95, fig. 95a-b.
Sowerby, 1870, Conch. Icon. 17: index [as ‘wheatleyi’].

= Anodontites elongata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Anodontites elongatus (Swainson, 1823) — Simone, 2006
+ Anodontites (s.s.) elongatus (Swainson, 1823) — Haas, 1969
+ Anodontites (s.s.) elongatus (Swainson, 1823) — Haas, 1931
+ Anodontites (s.s.) elongatus (Swainson, 1823) — Simpson, 1914
+ Glabaris (s.s.) elongatus (Swainson, 1823) — Simpson, 1900
+ Anodon wheatleyi (Lea, 1852) — Sowerby, 1869

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