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Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Sphaerium capense

nominal species Cyclas capensis Krauss, 1848

Cyclas capensis Krauss, 1848 = Sphaerium capense

Krauss, 1848. Südafrik. Moll.: 7, pl. 1, fig. 6.

= Sphaerium capense

Taxonomic Opinions

= Sphaerium capenseIUCN, 2010

= Sphaerium capense Krauss, 1848 — Bogan, 2010

= Sphaerium capense (Krauss, 1848) — Daget, 1998

= Sphaerium capense (Krauss, 1848) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988

= Sphaerium capense (Krauss) — Mandahl-Barth, 1968

= Sphaerium capense (Krauss, 1848) — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

= Sphærium capense Krauss — Prime, 1870

= Sphærium capensis Krauss — Deshayes, 1854

 
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