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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.].

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Graf & Cummings, 2009: 230, fig. 7a.

+ Daget, 1998: 234.

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Haas, 1969: 384.

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Simpson, 1914: 1071.

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes in Humboldt & Bonpland, 1821) — Haas, 1914: 213.

+ Dalliella purpurea (Valenciennes) — Preston, 1912: 294.

+ Dalliella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1833) — Simpson, 1900: 833.

= Margaron (Unio) mauritianus (Lea) — Lea, 1870: 42.