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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio caffer

nominal species Unio rectilinearis Sowerby, 1868

Sowerby, 1868, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 332.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_74-12-11-4, Riv. Columbia.

= Unio caffer

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Daget, 1998
+ Cafferia caffra (Krauss, 1848) — Haas, 1969
+ Unio (Cafferia) caffer Krs., 1848 — Connolly, 1939
- NO OPINION — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Cafferia) caffer Krauss, 1848 — Simpson, 1914
+ Nodularia (sec. Cafferia) caffer (Krauss, 1848) — Simpson, 1900
- NO OPINION — Lea, 1870
= Unio rectilinearis Sowerby, 1868 — Sowerby, 1868

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