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Publication Römer (1861): summary

Full Citation

Römer, E. 1861. Beschreibung neuer Venus-Arten. Malakozoologische Blätter 7: 148-165. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Venus (Gomphina) melanaegis Römer, 1861 = Macridiscus aequilatera

Römer, 1861. Malak. Blatt. 7: 157.

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