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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Veitenheimer (1973): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Veitenheimer, I.L. 1973. Contribuição ao estudo do gênero Leila Gray, 1840 — (Mycetopodidae - Bivalvia). Iheringia Série Zoologia 42: 64-89. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Leila blainvilliana (Lea, 1834) = Anodontites trapesialis
+ Anodon parishii Gray, 1834
+ Iridina trapezialis d’Orbigny, 1835
+ Columba blainvilleana var. riograndensis Ihering, 1890
+ Iridina blainvilliana d’Orbigny, 1835
+ Columba blainvilleana Ihering, 1890
+ Anodon hians Sowerby, 1867
+ Anodon subsinuatus Sowerby, 1867
+ Anodon scriptus Sowerby, 1867

Leila blainvilliana (Lea, 1834)

Leila blainvilliana (Lea, 1834) = Leila esula

Leila capax (Conrad, 1874)

Leila esula (Orbigny, 1846) = Leila blainvilliana
+ Leila pulvinata Hupé, 1857
+ Leila castelnaudii Hupé, 1857
+ Columba spixii Ihering, 1890

Leila esula (Orbigny, 1846)