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Publication Philippi (1843): summary

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Philippi, R.A. 1843. Abblildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien 1: 1-20. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11073677.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio gratiosus Philippi, 1843 = Indonaia gratiosa

‘Parreyss’ Philippi, 1843. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 1: 20, pl. 1, fig. 5.

image of type lot

Unio semigranosus von dem Busch in Philippi, 1843 = Psoronaias semigranosa

von dem Busch in Philippi, 1843. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 1: 19, pl. 1, figs. 1-3.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MCZ_152861 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 332), near Tampico, Mexico.

Taxonomic Opinions

Unio gratiosus Parreyss = Indonaia gratiosa

Unio parvus Barnes = Toxolasma parvum

Unio semigranosus von dem Busch = Psoronaias semigranosa

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