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

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nominal species Unio mexicanus Sowerby, 1867

Sowerby, 1867, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 55, sp. 281.
(homonym of Unio mexicanus Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_79-2-26-249, Mexico.

= Disconaias disca

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Disconaias disca (Lea, 1838) — R.I. Johnson, 1998
+ Lampsilis (Disconaias) panacoensis (von dem Busch in Philippi, 1843) — Haas, 1969
+ Lampsilis (Disconaias) panucoensis [sic] (von dem Busch in Philippi, 1843) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) discus Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) discus Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio (Lampsilis) discus var. connectens n. — Martens, 1900
+ Unio (Disconaias) discus I. Lea, 1838 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894
+ Margaron (Unio) discus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio mexicanus Sowerby, 1867 — Sowerby, 1867

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