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Publication Cantor (1842): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Cantor, T. 1842. General features of Chusan, with remarks on the Flora and Fauna of that Island. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9: 481-493. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodon gibbum Cantor, 1842
Benson in Cantor, 1842. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9: 489.
Benson, 1855. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 24: 135.

Modiola senhousia Cantor, 1842
Benson in Cantor, 1842. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9: ??.

Unio (Theliderma) divergens Cantor, 1842
Benson in Cantor, 1842. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9: 489.
Benson, 1855. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 24: 137.
Type(s): TYPE LOCALITY TYPE_LOCALITY_MP_010, Zhoushan Island, Zhejiang Province.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodon gibbum = Sinanodonta woodiana

Corbicula fuscata = Corbicula fluminea

Unio (Theliderma) divergens = Lamprotula divergens

Unio (Theliderma) leaii Gray = Lamprotula leaii

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