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Bivalvia | ... | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Castaliini | Castalia ambigua

nominal species Castalia ambigua Sowerby, 1869

Castalia ambigua Sowerby, 1869 = Castalia ambigua

‘Lamarck’ Sowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 1, sp. 1, figs. 1a-c.
(reference to Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819)

= Castalia ambigua

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Castalia baro (von Ihering, 1910) — Haas, 1931

+ Castalia baro (von Ihering, 1910) — Ortmann, 1921

+ Tetraplodon ambiguus Lamarck — Haas, 1916

+ Tetraplodon baro von Ihering, 1910 — Simpson, 1914

+ Tetraplodon baro sp. n. — Ihering, 1910

+ Tetraplodon ambiguus (‘Lamarck’ Sowerby,1823) — Simpson, 1900

+ Margaron (Prisodon) truncatus (Schum.) — Lea, 1870

 
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