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

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nominal species Anodon obtusa Heude, 1880

Heude, 1880, Conch. Fluv. Nanking (6): pl. 42, fig. 80 [as ‘obscura’ on plate caption].
(homonym of Anodon obtusus Wagner, 1827; correct name for Anodon obscura Heude, 1880; renamed Anodonta retusa Heude, 1884)

= Sinanodonta woodiana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Anodonta woodiana woodiana (Lea, 1834) — Liu et al., 1979
+ Anodonta (s.s.) woodiana woodiana (Lea, 1834) — Haas, 1969
+ Anodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) — Simpson, 1914
+ Anodonta woodiana (Lea) — Preston, 1912
+ Anodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) — Simpson, 1900
+ Anodonta retusa Heude — Heude, 1884
= Anodon obtusa Heude — Heude, 1880

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