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

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Publication Kira (1954): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Kira, T. 1954. Coloured Illustrations of the Shells of Japan. 172 + 24 pp., 67 pls.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta japonica Clessin = Beringiana japonica

Anodonta lauta v. Martens = Sinanodonta lauta

Cristaria plicata spatiosa (Clessin) = Cristaria plicata

Inversidens japanensis (Lea) = Pronodularia japanensis

Lanceolaria oxyrhynchus (v. Martens) = Lanceolaria oxyrhyncha

Lanceolaria oxyrhynchus cuspidata Kuroda, MS = Lanceolaria grayii

Lymnium douglasiae nipponensis (v. Martens) = Nodularia nipponensis

Pseudodon (Obovalis) omiensis (Heimburg) = Obovalis omiensis

Unio margaritifera (Linné) = Margaritifera margaritifera