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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Quadrulini | Megalonaias nervosa

nominal species Unio atrocostatus Reeve, 1864

‘Lea’ Reeve, 1864, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 4, sp. 13; errata [changed to ‘U. heros, Say’].
(error for Unio heros Say, 1829; misidentified reference to Unio atrocostatus Lea, 1845)

= Megalonaias nervosa

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Megalonaias gigantea gigantea (Barnes, 1823) — Haas, 1969
+ Amblema (Megalonaias) gigantea (Barnes, 1823) — Frierson, 1927
+ Quadrula (sec. Crenodonta) heros (Say, 1829) — Simpson, 1914
+ Quadrula (sec. Crenodonta) heros (Say, 1829) — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Unio) multiplicatus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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