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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio crassus

nominal species Unio melantatus Locard, 1889

Locard, 1889, Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 147 [41], 216 [110].
Locard, 1893, Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 177.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22360, La Loire à Balbigny (Loire).

= Unio crassus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Unio crassus Philipsson in Retzius, 1788 — Lopes-Lima et al., 2024
+ Unio crassus batavus (Maton & Rackett, 1807) — Haas, 1969
+ Unio crassus batavus (Maton & Rackett, 1807) — Haas, 1940
+ Unio consentaneus (Ziegler) Rossmässler — Germain, 1931
- OMITTED — Simpson, 1914
= Unio (Groupe de l’U. ater) melantatus Locard — Locard, 1893
= Unio melantatus Locard, 1889 — Westerlund, 1890
= Unio (Ateriana) melantatus Locard, Nov. sp. — Locard, 1889

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