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

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nominal species Unio orontesensis Lea, 1863

Lea, 1863, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 190.
Lea, 1866, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 53 [57], pl. 18, fig. 50.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85535, R. Orontes, Syria.

= Unio damascensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Unio damascensis Lea, 1863 — Lopes-Lima et al., 2024
+ Unio damascensis Lea, 1863 — Lopes-Lima et al., 2021
+ Unio crassus bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1853 — Schütt, 1983
+ Unio crassus bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1852 — Haas, 1969
+ Unio crassus bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1853 — Haas, 1940
+ Unio (sec. Lymnium) durieui DeShayes, 1847 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Lymnium) durieui DeShayes, 1847 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio orontesensis Lea — Westerlund, 1890
= Margaron (Unio) orontesensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio orontesensis Lea , 1863 — Lea, 1866

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