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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Quadrulini | Quadrulina | Theliderma metanevra

nominal species Unio metanever Lea, 1829

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 418.
Jay, 1835, Cat. Rec. Shells: 17.
Hanley, 1843, Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 179.
Agassiz, 1852, Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Conrad, 1853, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 252.
Mörch, 1853, Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 44.
Lewis, 1871, Amer. J. Conch. 6: 218.
Lea, 1871, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 23: 15 [as ‘Margarita (Unio) metanever’].
(reference to Obliquaria (Quadrula) metanevra Rafinesque, 1820)

= Theliderma metanevra

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Quadrula metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Margaron (Unio) metanevrus (Raf.) — Lea, 1870
+ Margaron (Unio) metanevrus (Raf.) — Lea, 1852

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