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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Iridininae | Chelidonopsis hirundo

nominal species Chelidonura arietina Rochebrune, 1886

image of type lot

Chelidonura arietina Rochebrune, 1886 = Chelidonopsis hirundo

specimen image from publicationRochebrune, 1886. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 3: 4, pl. 1, figs.1-4.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0166, Gancini, Congo.

= Chelidonopsis hirundo

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Chelidonopsis hirundo (von Martens, 1881) — Graf & Cummings, 2011

+ Chelidonopsis hirundo (von Martens, 1881) — IUCN, 2010

+ Chelidonopsis hirundo (von Martens, 1881) — Graf & Cummings, 2006

+ Chelidonopsis hirundo (von Martens, 1881) — Daget, 1998

+ Mutela hirundo (von Martens, 1881) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988

+ Mutela (Chelidonopsis) hirundo (von Martens, 1881) — Haas, 1969

+ Mutela (Chelidonopsis) hirundo (von Martens, 1881) — Haas, 1969

+ Mutela (Chelidonopsis) hirundo (von Martens, 1881) — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

= Chelidonopsis arietina (Rochebrune, 1886) — Simpson, 1914

= Mutela (Chelidonopsis) arietina Rochebrune — Kobelt, 1910

= Chelidonopsis arietina (Rochebrune, 1886) — Germain, 1908

= Chelidonopsis arietina (Rochebrune, 1886) — Simpson, 1900

= Chelidonura arietinaRochebrune, 1886

 
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