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Bivalvia | Veneroida | Cyrenoidea | Cyrenidae | Corbicula africana

nominal species Cyrena africana var. olivacea Krauss, 1848

Cyrena africana var. olivacea Krauss, 1848 = Corbicula africana

Krauss, 1848. Südafrik. Moll.: 8.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cyrena africana Krauss, 1848)

= Corbicula africana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Corbicula fluminalis africana (Krauss, 1848) — Daget, 1998

+ Corbicula africana (Krauss, 1848) — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

+ Corbicula radiata Phil. — Sturany, 1894

 
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