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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Parreysiinae | Lamellidentini | Lamellidens marginalis

nominal species Unio ligula Mousson, 1849

Unio ligula Mousson, 1849 = Lamellidens marginalis

Mousson, 1849. Land-Süßw.-Moll. Java: 94.

Taxonomic Opinions

+ — Haas, 1969.

+ Lamellidens marginalis (Lam.) — van Benthem Jutting, 1953: 46.

+ — Simpson, 1914: 1193.

+ — Simpson, 1900: 862.

+ — Lea, 1870: 63.

+ — Lea, 1852: 40.

= Unio ligula Mouss. — Mousson, 1849: 94.

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