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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema oviforme

nominal species Unio holstonensis Lea, 1840

Lea, 1840, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1: 288.
Lea, 1842, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 212 [50], pl. 15, fig. 27.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84641, Holston R., Tenn.

= Pleurobema oviforme

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Pleurobema oviformis (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1980
+ Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975
+ Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969
+ Pleurobema (s.s.) oviformis (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
= Pleurobema oviforme holstonense (Lea) — Ortmann, 1925
= Pleurobema oviforme holstonense (Lea) — Ortmann, 1924
= Pleurobema oviforme holstonense (Lea, 1840) — Ortmann, 1918
= Pleurobema (s.s.) holstonense (Lea, 1840) — Simpson, 1914
= Pleurobema (s.s.) holstonensis (Lea, 1840) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio holstonensis Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Unio holstonensis Lea — Lewis, 1871
= Margaron (Unio) holstonensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio holstonensis Lea — Küster, 1862
= Unio (Lampsilis) holstonensis Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Unio holstonensis Lea, 1841 — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) holstonensis (Lea) — Lea, 1852

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