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Publication Morelet (1864): summary

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Morelet, A. 1864. Descriptions de coquilles inédites. Journal de Conchyliologie 12: 155-159. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055368.

Attributed Nominal Species

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Unio mandarinus Morelet, 1864 = Scabies mandarinus

Morelet, 1864. J. de Conch. 12: 159.
Type(s): SYNTYPES BMNH_93-2-4-1971-1973, Cambodia.

Unio megapterus Morelet, 1864 = Hyriopsis bialata

Morelet, 1864. J. de Conch. 12: 159.
(homonym of Metaptera megaptera Rafinesque, 1820)

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Anodonta tunizana Morelet, 1864 = Anodonta anatina

Morelet, 1864. J. de Conch. 12: 156.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1893-2-4-1964, La Calle, Algiers.

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