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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Anodontina | Anodonta anatina

nominal species Anodonta siliquiformis Locard, 1890

Locard, 1890, Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 78 [34], 168 [124].
Locard, 1893, Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 244, fig. 248.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22537, Bois-Vieux (Jura).

= Anodonta anatina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Anodonta (s.s.) cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758) — Haas, 1969
+ Anodonta avonensis Montagu, 1803 — Germain, 1931
= Anodonta (Groupe de l’A. ellipsopsis) siliquiformis Locard — Locard, 1893
= Anodonta (Ellipsopsiana) siliquiformis Locard, Nov. sp. — Locard, 1890

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