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Bivalvia | Unionida | Silesunionoidea | Unionellidae | Megalovirgus jaenschi

nominal species Protovirgus jaenschi Ludbrook, 1961

Protovirgus jaenschi Ludbrook, 1961 = Megalovirgus jaenschi

Ludbrook, 1961. Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Australia 84: ??.

= Megalovirgus jaenschi

Taxonomic Opinions

= Megalovirgus jaenschi (Ludbrook, 1961) — Ponder et al., 2025

= Megalovirgus jaenschi (Ludbrook, 1961) — Hocknull, 2000

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