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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Contradentini | Physunio massini

nominal species Unio massini Morelet, 1864


Morelet, 1864, J. de Conch. 12: 288.
Morelet, 1875, Séries Conch. 4: 348, pl. 15, fig. 1 [2].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-1590, Cochin China.

= Physunio massini

Taxonomic Opinions

= Physunio massini (Morelet, 1864) — Konopleva et al., 2023
= Physunio massini (Morelet, 1864) — Pfeiffer et al., 2021
+ Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843) — IUCN, 2011
+ Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843) — Brandt, 1974
+ Physunio (s.s.) superbus (Lea, 1843 [sic]) — Haas, 1969
+ Physunio (s.s.) superbus (Lea, 1843) — Haas, 1920
+ Physunio (s.s.) superbus (Lea, 1841) — Simpson, 1914
+ Physunio (s.s.) superbus (Lea, 1841) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio massini A. Morelet — Fischer, 1891
+ Lampsilis gravidus Lea — Rochebrune, 1882
= Unio massini Morlt. — Morelet, 1875
- NO OPINION — Lea, 1870

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