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Publication Philippi (1846): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Philippi, R.A. 1846. Abblildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien 2. 231 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Corbicula fluminea Philippi, 1846
‘Müller’ of Authors.
Philippi, 1846. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 2: 76, pl. 1, fig. 3 [as ‘Cyrena’].
Mousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 87, pl. 15, fig. 3.
O. Boettger, 1890. Ber. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 1890: 163.
Rolle, 1908. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 40: 69.

Cyrena fluviatilis Philippi, 1846
‘Müller’ Philippi, 1846. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 2: 77.

Cyrena largillierti Philippi, 1844
Philippi, 1844. Z. Malak. 1: 163.
Philippi, 1846. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 2: 75, pl. 1, fig. 1.

Cyrena nitens Philippi, 1844
Philippi, 1844. Z. Malak. 1: 163.
Philippi, 1846. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 2: 76, pl. 1, fig. 4.

Cyrena pusilla Philippi, 1846
‘Parreyss’ Philippi, 1846. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 2: 78, pl. 1, fig. 7.

Cyrena radiata Philippi, 1846
‘Parreyss’ Philippi, 1846. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 2: 78, pl. 1, fig. 8.

Cyrena solida Philippi, 1846
Philippi, 1846. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 2: 78, pl. 1, fig. 9.

Taxonomic Opinions

Cyrena cuneata Jonas = Cyanocyclas cuneata

Cyrena fluminea (Müll.) = Corbicula fluminea

Cyrena fluviatilis (Müll.) = Corbicula manilensis
+ Cyrena fuscata Lamarck, 1818
+ Cyrena manilensis Philippi, 1844

Cyrena fluviatilis (Müll.) = Corbicula fluminea

Cyrena largillierti Philippi, 1844 = Corbicula largillierti

Cyrena nitens Ph. = Corbicula nitens

Cyrena orientalis Lamk. = Corbicula fluminea

Cyrena pusilla Parreyss = Corbicula fluminalis

Cyrena radiata Parreyss = Corbicula fluminalis

Cyrena solida Ph. = Polymesoda solida

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