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

nominal species Anodonta palna Lea, 1834

Lea, 1834, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 48.
(incorrect original spelling of Anodonta plana Lea, 1834)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86626, Bear Grass Creek, near Louisville, Ky.

= 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
+ Anodonta grandis plana Lea, 1834 — F.C. Baker, 1928
+ Anodonta grandis var. gigantea Lea, 1834 [sic] — Simpson, 1900
+ Anodonta grandis Say, 1829 — Call, 1895

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