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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Cristariina | Pletholophus tenuis

nominal species Unio swinhoei Sowerby, 1866


‘Reeve’ Sowerby, 1866, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 42, sp. 232.
‘H. Adams’ Sowerby, 1870, Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 27, sp. 108.
(reference to Unio swinhoei H. Adams, 1866)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1968653, Formosa.

= Pletholophus tenuis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Cristaria tenuis (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) — He & Zhuang, 2013
+ Cristaria (Pletholophus) discoidea sautteri Haas — Kuroda, 1941
+ Cristaria (Pletholophus) swinhoei (Adams, H., 1866) — Simpson, 1914
= Unio swinhoei ‘Reeve’ Sowerby, 1868 — Simpson, 1914
+ Cristaria (Pletholophus) swinhoei (H. Adams) — Preston, 1912
+ Cristaria (Pletholophus) swinhoei (Adams, H., 1866) — Simpson, 1900
= Unio swinhoei Reeve — Fischer, 1891
+ Margaron (Unio) swinhoei (H. Adams) — Lea, 1870
= Unio swinhoei ‘Reeve’ Sowerby, 1866 — Sowerby, 1866

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