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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pyganodon grandis

nominal species Margaron (Anodonta) benedictii Lea, 1870

Lea, 1870, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 75.
(new name for Symphynota benedictensis Lea, 1834)

= Pyganodon grandis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pyganodon grandis grandis (Say, 1829) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) grandis benedictensis (Lea, 1834) — Haas, 1969
+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) grandis-benedictensis (Lea, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
+ Anodonta grandis var. benedictensis (Lea, 1834) — Simpson, 1914
+ Anodonta grandis var. benedictensis (Lea, 1834) — Simpson, 1900
= Anodonta benedictii Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Anodonta) benedictii (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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