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nominal species Unio shuttleworthi Küster, 1856

Unio shuttleworthi Küster, 1856 = unionoid species

specimen image from publication‘Charpentier mss.’ Küster, 1856. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 152, pl. 44, fig. 2.

= nomen dubium

Taxonomic Opinions

+ B.J. Smith, 1992

= Velesunio shuttleworthi (Küster, 1855) — Haas, 1969

= Velesunio shuttleworthi Küster, 1855 — McMichael & Hiscock, 1958

= Velesunio shuttleworthi Kuster — Iredale, 1943

= Velesunio shuttleworthi (Kuster, 1855) — Iredale, 1934

+ Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) australis (‘Lamarck’ Hanley, 1843) — Simpson, 1914

+ Diplodon (Hyridella s.s.) australis (Lamarck, 1819) Hanley, 1842 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio shuttleworthi Charpentier — E.A. Smith, 1882

= Unio shuttleworthi Charpentier — Küster, 1856

 
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