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Margaritiferidae

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Central America

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Bivalvia | Cardioida | Tellinoidea | Donacidae | Profischeria

species Profischeria curta (Dunker, 1867): synonymy

Synonymy

Fischeria curta Dunker, 1867

Dunker, 1867. unknown publication: 207, pl. 3, figs. 4-5.

Iphigenia curta — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Daget (1998), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010)
Profischeria curta — Huber (2010), WoRMS (2011)

Fischeria tumida Martens, 1877

Martens, 1877. unknown publication: 271, pl. 5, figs. 9-11.

Iphigenia tumida — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Iphigenia curta — Daget (1998)
Profischeria curta — Huber (2010)

Fischeria lenzi Dautzenberg, 1891

Dautzenberg, 1891. unknown publication: 578, pl. 3, figs. 3-8.

Iphigenia lenzi — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Iphigenia curta — Daget (1998)

Fischeria globosa Preston, 1909

Preston, 1909. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 90, pl. 4, fig. 10.

Iphigenia curta — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Daget (1998)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Iphigenia curta — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927), Daget (1998), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010)
Iphigenia tumida — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Iphigenia lenzi — Pilsbry & Bequaert (1927)
Profischeria curta — Huber (2010), WoRMS (2011)

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