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Bivalvia | Unionida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Mutela dubia

nominal species Anodonta purpurea Deshayes, 1826

Anodonta purpurea Deshayes, 1826 = Mutela dubia

Deshayes, 1826. Nouv. Bull. Sci. 1826: 61.
Férussac, 1826. Bull. Sci. Nat. et Géol. 9: 250.

= Mutela dubia

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