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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Contradentini | Physunio superbus

nominal species Unio velaris Hanley, 1856

‘Benson, MS’ Hanley, 1856, Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells, Suppl.: 385, pl. 23, fig. 42.

= Physunio superbus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843) — Pfeiffer et al., 2021
+ Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843) — Brandt, 1974
+ Physunio (s.s.) superbus (Lea, 1843 [sic]) — Haas, 1969
= Physunio (Lens) velaris (Hanley) — Prashad, 1932
+ Physunio (s.s.) superbus (Lea, 1843) — Haas, 1920
+ Physunio (sec. Lens) velaris (Sowerby, 1868) — Preston, 1915
+ Physunio (s.s.) superbus (Lea, 1841) — Simpson, 1914
+ Physunio (s.s.) superbus (Lea, 1841) — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Unio) superbus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio velaris ‘Benson MS’ Hanley, 1856 — Sowerby, 1868
= Unio velaris Benson, MS — Hanley, 1856

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