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Publication Morton (1984): summary

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Morton, B.S. 1984. A review of Polymesoda (Geloina) Gray 1842 (Bivalvia: Corbiculacea) from Indo-Pacific Mangroves. Asian Marine Biology 1: 77-86. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Batissa violacea (Lamarck, 1806)

Polymesoda (Geloina) bengalensis (Lamarck, 1818) = Geloina bengalensis
+ Cyrena (Corneocyclas) galatheae Mörch, 1850
+ Cyrena turgida Lea, 1834
+ Cyrena sinuosa Deshayes, 1854
+ Cyrena impressa Deshayes, 1854
+ Cyrena fallax Deshayes, 1854
+ Cyrena eximia Dunker, 1852
+ Cyrena sumatrensis Sowerby & Sowerby, 1821
+ Cyrena zeylanica Mousson, 1849
+ Cyrena siamica Prime, 1867
+ Cyrena decipiens Deshayes, 1854

Polymesoda (Geloina) erosa (Solander, 1786) = Geloina erosa
+ Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791
+ Cyclas zeylanica Lamarck, 1806
+ Venus ceylonica Martini & Chemnitz, 1782

Polymesoda (Geloina) expansa (Mousson, 1849) = Geloina expansa
+ Cyrena proxima Prime, 1867