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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Mycetopodidae | Monocondylaeinae | Monocondylaea paraguayana

nominal species Monocondylaea obesa Ortmann, 1921

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Monocondylaea obesa Ortmann, 1921 = Monocondylaea paraguayana

Ortmann, 1921. Mem. Carnegie Mus. 8: 583, pl. 40, figs. 4-6.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE CM_61.5850 (by R.I. Johnson, 1977: 238), Rio Tapajós, Santarem, Pará, Brazil.

= Monocondylaea paraguayana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Monocondylaea paraguayana Orbigny, 1835 — Simone, 2006

+ Monocondylaea paraguayana jaspidea (Húpe, 1857) — Haas, 1969

= Monocondylaea obesa Ortmann, 1921 — Morretes, 1949

+ Monocondylaea paraguayana jaspidea (Húpe, 1857) — Haas, 1931

= Monocondylaea obesa Ortmann, 1921 — Ortmann, 1921

 
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