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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Anodontina | Anodonta impura

nominal species Anodonta exilior Lea, 1871

Lea, 1871, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 23: 188.
Lea, 1874, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8 [O. 13]: 24 [28], pl. 7, fig. 21.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_86730, Mexico.

= Anodonta impura

Taxonomic Opinions

= Anodonta exilior Lea, 1871 — Contreras-Arquieta, 2000
+ Anodonta (Brachyanodon) impura Say, 1829 — Haas, 1969
+ Anodonta (s.s.) impura Say, 1829 — Frierson, 1927
= Anodonta exilior Lea, 1871 — Simpson, 1914
+ Anodonta cygnea impura Say, 1829 — Hannibal, 1912
= Anodonta exilior Lea, 1871 — Simpson, 1900
= Anodonta (s.s.) exilior Lea, 1871 — Martens, 1900
= Anodonta (Brachyanodon) exilior Lea, 1871 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894
= Anodonta exilior Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

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