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

nominal species Unio damnoica Lea, 1852

Unio damnoica Lea, 1852 = Castalia psammoica

‘D’Orb.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
‘D’Orb.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 63.
(error for Unio psammoica d’Orbigny, 1835)

= Castalia psammoica

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Castalia inflata d’Orbigny, 1835 — Simone, 2006

+ Castalia (s.s.) quadrilatera inflata Orbigny, 1835 — Modell, 1950

= Diplodon damnoica (d’Orbigny) — Simpson, 1914

= Diplodon damnoica (d’Orbigny) — Simpson, 1900

+ Lea, 1870

+ Lea, 1852

 
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