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

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Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Castaliini | Castalia ambigua

nominal species Prisodon truncatus Schumacher, 1817

Schumacher, 1817, Essai. Nouv. Syst.: 139.

= Castalia ambigua

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819 — Simone, 2006
+ Castalia (s.s.) ambigua ambigua Lamarck, 1819 — Modell, 1950
+ Tetraplodon ambiguus Lamarck — Haas, 1916
+ Tetraplodon ambiguus (Sowerby, 1823) — Simpson, 1914
+ Tetraplodon ambiguus (‘Lamarck’ Sowerby,1823) — Simpson, 1900
= Castalia truncata Schumacher — Miller, 1879
= Margaron (Prisodon) truncatus (Schum.) — Lea, 1870
+ Castalia cordata Humph. — Mörch, 1853
= Margaron (Prisodon) truncatus (Schum.) — Lea, 1852
+ Margarita (Unio) syrmatophorus Lea — Lea, 1838
+ Margarita (Unio) syrmatophorus (Gronovius, 1781) — Lea, 1836
= Prisodon truncatus (Schumacher, 1817) — Schumacher, 1817

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