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

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Publication Nesemann et al. (2003): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Nesemann, H., S. Gopal & K.S. Ravindra. 2003. The Bivalvia of the Ganga River and adjacent stagnant water bodies in Patna (Bihar, India) with special reference on the Unionacea. Acta Conchyliorum. 43 pp.

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

Corbicula assamensis Prashad, 1928

Corbicula bensoni Deshayes, 1854

Corbicula striatella Deshayes, 1854

Lamellidens consobrinus (Lea, 1859) = Lamellidens generosus

Lamellidens corrianus (Lea, 1834)

Lamellidens jenkinsianus (Benson, 1862)

Lamellidens marginalis (Lamarck, 1819)

Lamellidens narainporensis Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens nongyangensis

Novaculina gangetica Benson, 1831

Parreysia corrugata laevirostris (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia favidens (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia sikkimensis (Lea, 1859) = Parreysia corrugata

Parreysia viridula (Benson, 1862) = Parreysia corrugata

Pisidium (Afropisidium) clarkeanum G. & H. Nevill, 1871 = Hindupisidium clarkeanum

Pisidium (Afropisidium) nevllianum [sic] Theobald, 1876 = Hindupisidium nevillianum

Radiatula olivaria (Lea, 1831) = Indonaia olivaria

Radiatula (Indonaia) andersoniana (Nevill, 1877) = Indonaia andersoniana

Radiatula (Indonaia) bonneaudi (Eydoux, 1838) = Indonaia bonneaudii

Radiatula (Indonaia) caerulea (Lea, 1831) = Indonaia caerulea

Radiatula (Indonaia) lima (Simpson, 1900) = Pseudoscabies scobina

Radiatula (Indonaia) occata (Lea, 1860) = Indonaia gratiosa

Radiatula (Indonaia) pachysoma (Benson, 1862) = Indonaia corbis

Scaphula celox Benson, 1836

Scaphula deltae Blanford, 1867