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

nominal species Chevronais colombiana Olsson & Wurtz, 1951

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Chevronais colombiana Olsson & Wurtz, 1951 = Castalia ambigua

Olsson & Wurtz, 1951. Notulae Naturae (239): 6, text fig. 3-6.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) ANSP_187181, Rio Caqueta, above Tres Esquinas, Colombia.

= Castalia ambigua

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819 — Simone, 2006

+ Castalia ambigua ambigua Lamarck, 1819 — Ramírez et al., 2003

= Chevronaias [sic] colombiana Olsson & Wurtz, 1951 — Haas, 1969

= Chevronaias [sic] colombiana Olsson & Wurtz, 1951 — Haas, 1969

+ Castalia ambigua ambigua Lamarck, 1819 — Bonetto, 1965

= Chevronais colombiana Olsson & Wurtz, 1951 — Olsson & Wurtz, 1951

 
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