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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Cyrtonaias explicata

nominal species Unio testudineus Reeve, 1865

‘Morelet’ Reeve, 1865, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 101.
(misidentified reference to Unio testudineus Morelet, 1849)
Type(s): FIGURED SPECIMEN BMNH_20190695, Rio Usumacinta, Guatemala.

= Cyrtonaias explicata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lampsilis (Cyrtonaias) microdon (Marts.) — Haas, 1929
+ Lampsilis (Cyrtonaias) livida Simpson, 1900 — Frierson, 1927
+ Lampsilis (Proptera) livida Simpson, 1900 — Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis (Proptera) lividus Simpson, 1900 — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio (Uniomerus) explicatus Morelet, 1849 — Martens, 1900
+ Unio (Mesonaias) explicatus A. Morelet, 1849 — Fischer & Crosse, 1894

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