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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Cristariina | Simpsonella burroughiana

nominal species Anodonta burroughiana Lea, 1834

Anodonta burroughiana Lea, 1834 = Simpsonella burroughiana

specimen image from publicationLea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 105, pl. 16, fig. 49.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, Island of Luconia, near Manilla [Philippine Islands].

= Simpsonella burroughiana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Haas, 1969

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Simpson, 1914

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes in Humboldt & Bonpland, 1821) — Haas, 1914

+ Dalliella purpurea (Valenciennes) — Preston, 1912

+ Dalliella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1833) — Simpson, 1900

= Anodon burroughianus (Lea, 1834) — Sowerby, 1870

= Margaron (Anodonta) burroughiana (Lea) — Lea, 1870

 
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