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nominal species Unio mauritianus Lea, 1859

image of type lot

Unio mauritianus Lea, 1859 = Simpsonella burroughiana

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 257 [75], pl. 40, fig. 138.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_1965157, Mauritius [No — probably from the Philippines.].

= Simpsonella burroughiana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Graf & Cummings, 2009

+ Daget, 1998

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Haas, 1969

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Simpson, 1914

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes in Humboldt & Bonpland, 1821) — Haas, 1914

+ Dalliella purpurea (Valenciennes) — Preston, 1912

+ Dalliella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1833) — Simpson, 1900

= Margaron (Unio) mauritianus (Lea) — Lea, 1870