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

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

nominal species Pleiodon macmurtriei Conrad, 1834

Conrad, 1834, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 7(1): 180, pl. 13 [also as ‘macmurtrei’].
(correct name for Pleiodon macmurtrei Conrad, 1834)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_41888, [no locality available - West Africa].

= Pleiodon ovatus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Graf & Cummings, 2021
+ Pleiodon ovata (Swainson, 1823) — Graf & Cummings, 2007
+ Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Daget, 1998
+ Mutela ovata (Swainson, 1823) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988
+ Iridina (Pleiodon) ovata Swainson, 1823 — Haas, 1969
+ Pleiodon (s.s.) ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Pain & Woodward, 1964
+ Iridina (Pleiodon) ovata Swainson, 1823 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Pleiodon (s.s.) ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Simpson, 1914
+ Pleiodon (s.s.) ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Simpson, 1900
= Pliodon macmurtriei Conrad — Bourguignat, 1879
+ Platiris (Iridina) ovata (Swain.) — Lea, 1870
+ Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Sowerby, 1866
+ Mutela (Pliodon) ovata (Sws.) — Mörch, 1853
+ Platiris (Iridina) ovata (Swain.) — Lea, 1852
+ Iridina ovata Swainson — Hanley, 1843
+ Platiris (Iridina) ovata Swain. — Lea, 1838
= Margarita (Pleiodon) macmurtriei (Conrad, 1834) — Lea, 1836
= Pleiodon macmurtriei Conrad, 1834 — Conrad, 1834

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