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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Beu (2006): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Beu, A.G. 2006. Marine Mollusca of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 2. Biostratigraphically useful and new Pliocene to Recent bivalves. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 36(4): 151-338. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Limnoperna atrata (Lischke, 1871)

Limnoperna balani (Ockelmann, 1983)

Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857)
+ Dreissena siamensis Morelet, 1866
+ Modiola lacustris Martens, 1875
+ Limnoperna lemeslei Rochebrune, 1881
+ Mytilus taprobanensis Preston, 1915
+ Limnoperna depressa Brandt & Temcharoen, 1971
+ Limnoperna supoti Brandt, 1974

Limnoperna hepatica (Gould, 1850)

Limnoperna inconstans (Dunker, 1856)

Limnoperna mangle (Ockelmann, 1983)

Limnoperna pulex (Lamarck, 1819)

Limnoperna sambasensis (Dautzenberg, 1903)

Limnoperna securis (Lamarck, 1819)
+ Limnoperna fortunei kikuchii Habe, 1981