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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio mardinensis

nominal species Unio orphaensis Lea, 1865

Lea, 1865, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 16: 285.
Lea, 1868, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 250 [10], pl. 29, fig. 64.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85603, Tigris R., Pashalic of Orpha, Asiatic Turkey.

= Unio mardinensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Unio mardinensis Lea, 1865 — Lopes-Lima et al., 2024
+ Unio bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1853 — Lopes-Lima et al., 2021
+ Unio crassus bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1853 — Schütt, 1983
+ Unio crassus bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1852 — Haas, 1969
+ Unio crassus bruguierianus Bourguignat, 1853 — Haas, 1940
= Unio (Limnium) [sic] orphænsis Lea, 1864 — Pallary, 1939
+ Unio (sec. Lymnium) durieui DeShayes, 1847 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Lymnium) durieui DeShayes, 1847 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio orphaensis Lea — Westerlund, 1890
= Margaron (Unio) orphaensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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