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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Plethobasus cyphyus

nominal species Unio compertus Frierson, 1911

Frierson, 1911, Nautilus 25(5): 53, pl. 3, middle & lower figs.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE UMMZ_80525, Holston River, Tennessee.

= Plethobasus cyphyus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1980
= Plethobasus compertus (Frierson, 1911) — Haas, 1969
= Pleurobema (Plethobasus) compertum (Frierson, 1911) — Frierson, 1927
= Plethobasus cyphyus compertus (Frierson) — Ortmann, 1924
= Plethobasus cyphyus compertus (Frierson, 1911) — Ortmann, 1918
= Pleurobema (sec. Plethobasus) compertum (Frierson, 1911) — Simpson, 1914

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