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Publication Germain (1911): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Germain, L. 1911. Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de l’Asie Antérieure (2e note). Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle 17: 63-67. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Pseudoleguminaia Germain, 1911
Germain, 1911. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 67.
Type species: Pseudodon chantrei Locard, 1883 (orig. desig.) = Leguminaia saulcyi

Rhombunio Germain, 1911
Germain, 1911. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 67.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Leguminaia Conrad, 1865)
Type species: Unio rothi Bourguignat, 1863 (sub. desig. by Haas, 1969: 271) = Potomida semirugata

Taxonomic Opinions

Leguminaia (Pseudoleguminaia) chantrei (Locard, 1883) = Leguminaia saulcyi

Leguminaia (Rhombunio) homsensis (Lea, 1864) = Pseudunio homsensis

Leguminaia (Rhombunio) rothi (Bourguignat, 1863) = Potomida semirugata

Leguminaia (Rhombunio) semirugatus (Lamarck, 1819) = Potomida semirugata

Leguminaia (s.s.) mardinensis (Lea, 1864) = Leguminaia wheatleyi

Leguminaia (s.s.) michonii (Bourguignat, 1852) = Leguminaia saulcyi

Leguminaia (s.s.) saulcyi (Bourguignat, 1852) = Leguminaia saulcyi

Leguminaia (s.s.) tripolitana (Bourguignat, 1852) = Leguminaia saulcyi

Leguminaia (s.s.) wheatleyi (Lea, 1862) = Leguminaia wheatleyi

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