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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pyganodon grandis

nominal species Anodonta decora Lea, 1838

Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 64, pl. 20, fig. 63.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86633, canal, near Cincinnati, Ohio.

= Pyganodon grandis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pyganodon grandis grandis (Say, 1829) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Pyganodon grandis (Say) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997
+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) grandis lugubris Say, 1829 — Haas, 1969
+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) grandis-lugubris Say, 1829 — Frierson, 1927
+ Anodonta grandis var. gigantea Lea, 1834 [sic] — Simpson, 1914
+ Anodonta grandis var. gigantea Lea, 1834 [sic] — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio (Anodonta) grandis (Say, 1829) — Call, 1900
+ Anodonta grandis Say, 1829 — Call, 1895
= Anodonta decora Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Anodonta) decora (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Anodon decora (Lea, 1838) — Sowerby, 1869
= Anodonta decora Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Anodonta decora Lea — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Anodonta) decora (Lea) — Lea, 1852
= Anodonta decora Lea — Hanley, 1843
= Margarita (Anodonta) decora Lea — Lea, 1838
= Margarita (Anodonta) decora — Lea, 1836

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