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

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nominal species Anodon herculeus Sowerby, 1867

‘Gertsford?’ Sowerby, 1867, Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 3, sp. 7.
(reference to Anodonta (Dispsas) herculea Middendorff, 1848)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965200, Hab._? [Tago, Japan].

= Cristaria plicata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Cristaria plicata (Leach, 1814) — Lopes-Lima et al., 2020
+ Cristaria plicata (Leach, 1814) — He & Zhuang, 2013
+ Cristaria (s.s.) spatiosa (Clessin, 1875) — Simpson, 1914
+ Cristaria (s.s.) spatiosa (Clessin, 1875) — Simpson, 1900
+ Cristaria spatiosa (Clessin, 1876 — Ihering, 1893
= Anodon herculeus ‘Gertsford?’ — Sowerby, 1867

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