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Bivalvia | Sphaeriida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Euglesa pulchella

nominal species Galileja tenebrosa Costa, 1839

Galileja tenebrosa Costa, 1839 = Euglesa pulchella

Costa, 1839. Corrisp. Zool.: ??.

= Euglesa pulchella

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Euglesa (Pulchelleuglesa) pulchella (Jenyns, 1832) — Vinarski & Kantor, 2016

+ Pisidium pusillum Jenyns — Prime, 1870

+ Pisum pulchellum Jenyns — Deshayes, 1853

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