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Publication Sowerby (1868): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Sowerby, G.B. 1868. Genus Iridina. Conchologica Iconica 16: pls. 1-2. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Iridina angustata Sowerby, 1868
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 2, sp. 5.

Taxonomic Opinions

Iridina angustata Sowerby, 1868 = Mutela dubia

Iridina cœlestis Lea, 1838 = Mutela rostrata

Iridina elongata Sowerby, 1821 = Mutela dubia

Iridina exotica Lamarck, 1819 = Mutela dubia

Iridina nilotica Sowerby = Mutela dubia
+ Mytilus dubius Gmelin, 1791
+ Mutela oudnoei Koenig, 1826

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