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Publication Cockerell (1903): summary

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Cockerell, T.D.A. 1903. Some homonymous generic names. Nautilus 16: 118. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Diaurora Cockerell, 1903

Cockerell, 1903. Nautilus 16: 118.
(new name for Aurora Simpson, 1900)
Type species: Unio auroreus Heude, 1883 = Diaurora aurorea

Simpsonella Cockerell, 1903

Cockerell, 1903. Nautilus 16: 118.
(new name for Dalliella Simpson, 1900)
Type species: Anodonta purpurea Valenciennes, 1827 = Simpsonella burroughiana

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