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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Velesunio ambiguus

nominal species Unio philippianus Küster, 1861

Küster, 1861, Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 235, pl. 79, fig. 2.
(new name for Unio ambiguus Philippi, 1847)

= Velesunio ambiguus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — Klunzinger et al., 2022
+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — B.J. Smith, 1992
+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — Haas, 1969
+ Velesunio ambiguus Philippi, 1847 — Cotton, 1961
+ Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958
+ Westralunio ambiguus Philippi — Iredale, 1943
+ Westralunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847) — Iredale, 1934
+ Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) australis (‘Lamarck’ Hanley, 1843) — Simpson, 1914
+ Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) Hanley, 1842 — Simpson, 1900
+ Unio ambiguus Parreyss — E.A. Smith, 1882
= Unio philippianus Küster — Küster, 1861

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