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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Pleiodon ovatus

nominal species Platiris (Iridina) leaii Lea, 1852

‘Sow.’ Lea, 1852, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54. [nomen nudum]
‘Sow.’ Lea, 1870, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 88. [nomen nudum]
Type(s): NOMEN NUDUM USNM_86774, Senegal.

= Pleiodon ovatus

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Daget, 1998
+ Iridina (Pleiodon) ovata Swainson, 1823 — Haas, 1969
+ Pleiodon (s.s.) ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Pain & Woodward, 1964
+ Iridina (Pleiodon) ovata Swainson, 1823 — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Pleiodon (s.s.) ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Simpson, 1914
+ Pleiodon (s.s.) ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Simpson, 1900
= Platiris (Iridina) leaii Sow. — Lea, 1870
= Pleiodon leaii (Lea) — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Platiris (Iridina) leaii Sow. — Lea, 1852

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