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 Pliodon letourneuxianus Bourguignat, 1879

Bourguignat, 1879, Descr. Div. Espèces Terr. Fluv. Diff. Genres Moll. Égypte, Abyssinie, Zanzibar, Sénégal, Centre Afrique: 48.

= Pleiodon ovatus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Daget, 1998
+ Iridina (Pleiodon) ovata Swainson, 1823 — Haas, 1969
= Iridina (Pleiodon) letourneuxiana (Bourguignat, 1879) — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
= Pleiodon (s.s.) letourneuxianus Bourguignat, 1879 — Simpson, 1914
= Pleiodon letourneuxianum Bourg. — Kobelt, 1910
= Pleiodon (s.s.) letourneuxianus Bourguignat, 1879 — Simpson, 1900
= Pliodon letourneuxianus — Bourguignat, 1879

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