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

nominal species Castalia cordata Strobel, 1874

Castalia cordata Strobel, 1874 = Castalia ambigua

Strobel, 1874. Bibliotheca Malacologica 4: 75.
(misidentified reference to Castalia cordata Swainson, 1840)

= Castalia ambigua

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819 — Simone, 2006

+ Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819 — Haas, 1969

+ Tetraplodon ambiguus Lamarck — Haas, 1916

+ Tetraplodon ambiguus (Sowerby, 1823) — Simpson, 1914

+ Tetraplodon ambiguus (‘Lamarck’ Sowerby,1823) — Simpson, 1900

 
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