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 Pleiodon splendens Conrad, 1854

‘Chenu’ Conrad, 1854, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 2(4): 299.
Chenu, 1858, Illustr. Conchyl.: pl. 5, figs. 2-2d.

= 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
+ Pleiodon (s.s.) ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Simpson, 1914
+ Pleiodon (s.s.) ovatus (Swainson, 1823) — Simpson, 1900

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