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

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Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Hyriini | Prisodon syrmatophorus

nominal species Unio brownianus Lea, 1838

Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 108, pl. 24, fig. 116.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_83883, Amazon R., S. Am.

= Prisodon syrmatophorus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Paxyodon syrmatophorus (Meuschen in Gronovius, 1781) — Simone, 2006
= Prisodon brownianus (Lea, 1838) — Haas, 1969
= Prisodon (s.s.) brownianus (Lea, 1838) — Simpson, 1914
= Prisodon (s.s.) brownianus (Lea, 1838) — Simpson, 1900
= Margaron (Triquetra) browniana (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Hyria browniana (Lea, 1838) — Sowerby, 1869
= Hyria browniana (Lea) — Hupé, 1857
= Triquetra brownianus (Lea) — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Margaron (Triquetra) browniana (Lea) — Lea, 1852
= Hyria browniana Lea — Hanley, 1843
= Margarita (Unio) brownianus Lea — Lea, 1838

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