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 circulus Locard, 1890

‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1890, Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 14: 121 [77], 257 [213].
‘Bourguignat’ Locard, 1893, Coqu. Eau Douce Saumâtre France: 309, fig. 297.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MNHN_22179, La Seine, à Orival.

= Anodonta anatina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Anodonta (s.s.) cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758) — Haas, 1969
+ Anodonta maculata Sheppard — Germain, 1931
= Anodonta (Milletiana) circulus Bourguignat in Locard, 1890 — Germain, 1904
= Anodonta (Groupe de l’A. arnouldi) circulus Bourguignat — Locard, 1893
= Anodonta (Milletiana) circulus Bourguignat, Nov. sp. — Locard, 1890

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