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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Lamellidentini | Lamellidens lamellatus

nominal species Unio layardii Lea, 1859

Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 153.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 243, pl. 36, fig. 122.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965159, Ceylon.

= Lamellidens lamellatus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lamellidens (marginalis-group) marginalis (Lamarck, 1819) — Bolotov et al., 2022
+ Lamellidens lamellatus (Lea, 1838) — Haas, 1969
+ Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis lamellatus (Lea, 1838) — Preston, 1915
+ Lamellidens (s.s.) lamellatus (Lea, 1838) — Simpson, 1914
+ Lamellidens (s.s.) marginalis var. lamellatus (Lea) — Preston, 1912
+ Lamellidens (s.s.) lamellatus (Lea, 1838) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio layardi Lea, 1859 — Hanley & Theobald, 1872
= Margaron (Unio) layardii (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio layardii Lea, 1859 — Reeve, 1865

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