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!

The MUSSEL Project Database has moved to a new server, with a new URL! The new address for this page is: https://musselpdb.org/db.php?ty=nomsp&id=4948

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Gonideinae | Contradentini | Physunio superbus

nominal species Physunio eximius van Benthem Jutting, 1953

‘Lea’ of Authors.
van Benthem Jutting, 1953, Treubia 22(1): 43.
Sahidin et al., 2021, AACL Bioflux 14(6): fig. 7.
(misidentified reference to Unio eximius Lea, 1856)

= Physunio superbus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Physunio superbus (Lea, 1843) — Brandt, 1974

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