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Bivalvia | ... | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Castaliini | Castaliella schombergiana

nominal species Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869

image of type lot

Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869 = Castaliella schombergiana

specimen image from publicationSowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 1, sp. 3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1841-1-26-5, British Guiana.

= Castaliella schombergiana

Taxonomic Opinions

= Castaliella schombergiana (Sowerby, 1869) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869 — Mansur et al., 2020

= Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869 — Pereira et al., 2014

= Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869 — IUCN, 2011

= Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869 — Lasso et al., 2009

+ Castaliella sulcata (Krauss, 1849) — Simone, 2006

= Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869 — Martinez et al., 2004

= Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869 — Ramírez et al., 2003

= Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869 — Mansur & Valer, 1992

= Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869 — Haas, 1969

+ Castalia sulcata sulcata Krauss, 1849 — Bonetto, 1965

+ Castalia (s.s.) quadrilatera retusa Hupé, 1857 — Modell, 1950

= Tetraplodon schombergianus (Sowerby, 1869) — Simpson, 1914

= Tetraplodon schombergianus (Sowerby, 1869) — Simpson, 1900

+ Margaron (Prisodon) truncatus (Schum.) — Lea, 1870

= Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869 — Sowerby, 1869

 
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