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Bivalvia | Venerida | Cyrenoidea | Cyrenidae | Batissa violacea

nominal species Batissa jayana Deshayes, 1855

Batissa jayana Deshayes, 1855 = Batissa violacea

(new name for Cyrena jayensis Lea, 1834)
Deshayes, 1855. Cat. Bivalves Brit. Mus. part 2: 237.

Taxonomic Opinions

= Batissa jayana Lea — Prime, 1895: 18.

= Batissa jayana Deshayes — Prime, 1870: 139.

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