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Pleiodon  Conrad, 1834
Taxonomic Serial No.: 983129

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Pliodon Agassiz, 1846
  
    Cameronia Bourguignat, 1879
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumSpiralia   
             PhylumMollusca  – mollusques, molusco, molluscs, mollusks  
                ClassBivalvia Linnaeus, 1758 – bivalves, clams, bivalves, palourdes, bivalve, mexilhão, ostra  
                   SubclassAutobranchia   
                      InfraclassHeteroconchia   
                         OrderUnionida   
                            SuperfamilyEtherioidea Deshayes, 1832  
                               FamilyIridinidae Swainson, 1840  
                                  SubfamilyIridininae Swainson, 1840  
                                     GenusPleiodon Conrad, 1834  
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                                        SpeciesPleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823)  
                                        SpeciesPleiodon spekii (Woodward, 1859)  
       

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  Source: MUSSEL Project Web Site, website (version 08Aug2013)  
  Acquired: 2013   
  Notes: Graf, D.L. & K.S. Cummings. 2013. The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves), updated 8 August 2013. MUSSEL Project Web Site, http://www.mussel-project.net   
  Reference for: Pleiodon   
       
  Source: MUSSEL Project Web Site (2026-03), website (version 13Mar2026)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: Graf, D. L. & K. S. Cummings. 2026. The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves), accessed 28 Dec 2023. MUSSEL Project Web Site, https://www.mussel-project.net   
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Mussel genus Pleiodon Conrad, 1834 is a parahomonym of (different kingdom, same name as) plant genus Pleiodon Rchb. (TSN 781824)  
 

 

    


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