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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Popenaiadini | Barynaias plexus

nominal species Unio carbonarius Lea, 1838

Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 19. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 37, pl. 11, fig. 32.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84080A, River Medellin, Vera Cruz, Mexico.

= Barynaias plexus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Barynaias plexus (Conrad, 1838) — Haas, 1969
+ Psoronaias plexus (Conrad, 1838) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) plexus Conrad, 1838 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) plexus Conrad, 1838 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio (Elliptio) pliciferus var. carbonarius Lea, 1838 — Martens, 1900
+ Unio (Psoronaias) pliciferus Lea, 1836 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894
+ Margaron (Unio) pliciferus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
+ Unio pliciferus Lea, 1838 — Sowerby, 1868
+ Unio plexus Con., 1836 — Conrad, 1853
+ Margaron (Unio) pliciferus (Lea) — Lea, 1852
= Unio carbonarius Lea — Hanley, 1843
= Margarita (Unio) carbonarius Lea — Lea, 1838
= Margarita (Unio) carbonarius — Lea, 1836

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