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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Cristariina | Simpsonella burroughiana

nominal species Anodonta heldii Clessin, 1873

Anodonta heldii Clessin, 1873 = Simpsonella burroughiana

Clessin, 1873. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 64, pl. 19, fig. 1.

= Simpsonella burroughiana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Simpson, 1914

+ Dalliella purpurea (Valenciennes) — Preston, 1912

+ Dalliella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1833) — Simpson, 1900

+ Lea, 1870

+ Lea, 1852

 
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