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Anodonta purpurea Valenciennes, 1827

Valenciennes, 1827. Receuil Observ. Zool. 2(11-12): 236, pl. 48 bis, figs. 3a-b.
(homonym of Anodonta purpurea Deshayes, 1826)

Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914), Thiele (1934), Modell (1945), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2009), Bogan (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Anodonta burroughiana Lea, 1834

Lea, 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].

Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914), Haas (1969)

Unio bengalensis Lea, 1838

Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 3, pl. 2, fig. 3.

Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914), Haas (1969)

Unio verecundus Gould, 1850

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 295.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 431, figs. 541a-c.
Type(s): TYPE USNM_5926, Manilla.

Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2009)

Unio mauritianus Lea, 1859

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 257 [75], pl. 40, fig. 138.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_1965157, Mauritius [No — probably from the Philippines.].

Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2009)

Anodon bengalensis Sowerby, 1867

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 14, sp. 49.
(homonym of Unio bengalensis Lea, 1838)

Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914)

Anodonta heldii Clessin, 1873

Clessin, 1873. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 64, pl. 19, fig. 1.

Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914)