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Bivalvia | Venerida | Veneroidea | Veneridae | Macridiscus aequilatera

nominal species Venus (Gomphina) melanaegis Römer, 1861

Venus (Gomphina) melanaegis Römer, 1861 = Macridiscus aequilatera

Römer, 1861. Malak. Blatt. 7: 157.

Taxonomic Opinions

= Macridiscus melanaegis — Wu et al., 2023: Table S1.

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