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

nominal species Castalia acuticostata Sowerby, 1869

Castalia acuticostata Sowerby, 1869 = Castalia ambigua

‘Hupé’ Sowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 3, sp. 12.
(error for Castalia acuticosta Hupé, 1857)

= Castalia ambigua

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+ Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819 — Simone, 2006

 
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