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

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Publication Figueiras (1965): summary
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Complete Citation

Figueiras, A. 1965. La malacofauna dulceacuícola del Uruguay (Parte II). Communicaciones de la Sociedad Malacológica del Uruguay 1(8): 223-270.

Attributed Nominal Species

Columba blainvilleana Ihering, 1890
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Ihering, 1890. Arch. Naturg. 56(1): 142.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 915.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1400.
Haas, 1931. Senckenbergiana 13: 102.
Morretes, 1949. Arqu. Mus. Paranaense 7: 28.
Bonetto, 1963. Physis 24: 11.
Parodiz & Bonetto, 1963. Malacologia 1(2): 206.
Modell, 1964. Arch. Moll. 93: 81.
Figueiras, 1965. Comm. Soc. Malac. Uruguay 1(8): 252.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 577.
Haas, 1969. Treatise on Invert. Paleo: N465.
Mansur, 1970. Iheringia 39: 55.
Bonetto & Mansur, 1970. Acta Zool. Lilloana 27: 256.
Millard, 2001. Class. Moll. (3): 1074.
Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 289.
(error for Anodonta blainvilliana Lea, 1834)

Diplodon beskeanus Lea, 1852
‘Dunker’ of Authors.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39, Corrigenda et Addenda.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 61.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 875.
Ihering, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 139.
Figueiras, 1965. Comm. Soc. Malac. Uruguay 1(8): 238.
Parodiz, 1968. Sterkiana 30: 3.
(error for Unio besckeanus Dunker, 1849)

Unio acutirrostris Figueiras, 1965
‘Lea’ Figueiras, 1965. Comm. Soc. Malac. Uruguay 1(8): 235.
(error for Unio acutirostris Lea, 1866)

Unio paraeformis Figueiras, 1965
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Figueiras, 1965. Comm. Soc. Malac. Uruguay 1(8): 239.
Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 267.
(error for Unio peraeformis Lea, 1860)

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