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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Contradentini | Physunio superbus

nominal species Unio superbus Sowerby, 1867

‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1867, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 59, sp. 295.
(reference to Unio superbus Lea, 1843)

= Physunio superbus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843) — Pfeiffer et al., 2021
+ Physunio (s.s.) gravidus (Lea, 1856) — Haas, 1919
+ Physunio (s.s.) gravidus (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1914
+ Physunio (s.s.) gravidus (Lea) — Preston, 1912
+ Physunio (s.s.) gravidus (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1900

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