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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema georgianum

nominal species Unio favosus Lea, 1856

Lea, 1856, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 262.
Lea, 1858, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 58, pl. 8, fig. 40.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84585, Othcalooga Cr., Ga.

= Pleurobema georgianum

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleurobema georgianum (Lea, 1841) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Pleurobema georgianum (Lea, 1841) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Pleurobema georgianum (Lea, 1841) — Burch, 1975
+ Quadrula (Pleuronaia) georgiana (Lea, 1841) — Haas, 1969
+ Quadrula (Pleuronaia) georgiana (Lea, 1841) — Frierson, 1927
+ Pleurobema georgianum (Lea, 1841) — Ortmann, 1923
= Pleurobema (s.s.) favosum (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1914
= Pleurobema (s.s.) favosa (Lea, 1856) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio favosus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) favosus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio favosus Lea, 1856 — Sowerby, 1868

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