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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Etherioidea | Iridinidae | Aspathariinae | Aspatharia dahomeyensis

nominal species Aspatharia nigeriensis Daget, 1962

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Aspatharia nigeriensis Daget, 1962 = Aspatharia dahomeyensis

specimen image from publicationDaget, 1962. J. de Conch. 102: 25, figs. 14-15.
Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: 101.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MNHN_MP_0261, Boussa, Nigeria.

= Aspatharia dahomeyensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Aspatharia dahomeyensis (Lea, 1859) — Graf & Cummings, 2011

= Aspatharia nigeriensis Daget, 1962 — Bogan, 2010

+ Aspatharia dahomeyensis (Lea, 1859) — IUCN, 2010

= Aspatharia nigeriensis Daget, 1962 — Daget, 1998

+ Aspatharia dahomeyensis (Lea, 1859) — Mandahl-Barth, 1988

+ Aspatharia dahomeyensis (Lea, 1859) — Van Damme, 1984

+ Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens (Lamarck, 1819) — Haas, 1969

= Aspatharia nigeriensis Daget, 1962 — Daget, 1962

 
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