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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema oviforme

nominal species Unio clinchensis Lea, 1867

Lea, 1867, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 19: 81.
Lea, 1868, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 278 [38], pl. 37, fig. 91.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84596, Clinch R., Tenn.

= Pleurobema oviforme

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Fusconaia cuneolus (Lea, 1840) — Burch, 1975
+ Quadrula (Pleuronaia) cuneolus (Lea, 1840) — Haas, 1969
+ Quadrula (Pleuronaia) cuneola (Lea, 1840) — Frierson, 1927
+ Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad) — Ortmann, 1924
+ Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834) — Ortmann, 1918
= Pleurobema (s.s.) clinchense (Lea, 1867) — Simpson, 1914
+ Pleurobema (s.s.) cuneolus (Lea, 1840) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio clinchensis Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Unio clinchensis Lea — Lewis, 1871
= Margaron (Unio) clinchensis (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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