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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Pleiodon ovatus

nominal species Arca rostrum Wood, 1828


Wood, 1828, Suppl. Index Testac.: 6, pl. 2, sp. 9.
(new name for Iridina ovata Swainson, 1823)

= Pleiodon ovatus

Taxonomic Opinions

- OMITTEDHaas, 1969
+ Pleiodon (s.s.) ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Pain & Woodward, 1964
- OMITTEDSimpson, 1914
+ Mutela (Pliodon) ovata (Sws.) — Mörch, 1853
= Arca rostrum Wood, 1828 — Wood, 1828
+ Iridina ovata Swainson, 1823 — Wood, 1828

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