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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema perovatum

nominal species Unio cinnamomicus Lea, 1861

Lea, 1861, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 39.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 100 [104], pl. 16, fig. 248.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85317, Tombigbee R., Columbus, Miss.

= Pleurobema perovatum

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleurobema perovatum (Conrad, 1834) — IUCN, 2012
+ Pleurobema perovatum (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Pleurobema perovatum (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969
+ Pleurobema (s.s.) perovatum (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
+ Pleurobema (s.s.) nux (Lea, 1852) — Simpson, 1914
+ Pleurobema (s.s.) nux (Lea, 1852) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio cinnamomicus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) cinnamomicus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio cinnamominus [sic] (Lea, 1861) — Sowerby, 1868

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