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Bivalvia | Ostreida | Pterioidea | Pulvinitidae | Pulvinites exempla

nominal species Foramelina exempla Hedley, 1914

Foramelina exempla Hedley, 1914 = Pulvinites exempla

Hedley, 1914. Biol. Results Endeavour 2(2): 71.

= Pulvinites exempla

Taxonomic Opinions

= Pulvinites exempla (Hedley, 1914) — Combosch et al., 2017

= Pulvinites exempla (Hedley, 1914) — Bieler et al., 2014

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