MUSSELpdb | nomainal sp. Unio sitifensis Morelet, 1851

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Bivalvia | ... | Unioninae | Unionini | Unio durieui

nominal species Unio sitifensis Morelet, 1851

Morelet, 1851. J. de Conch. 2: 360.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1893-2-4-1965, Algerie.

= Unio durieui

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Unio durieui Deshayes, 1847 — IUCN, 2010

+ Unio elongatulus durieui DeShayes, 1847 — Daget, 1998

+ Unio elongatulus durieui DeShayes, 1847 — Van Damme, 1984

+ Unio elongatulus durieui DeShayes, 1847 — Haas, 1969

+ Unio elongatulus durieui DeShayes, 1847 — Haas, 1940

+ — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927

+ Unio (sec. Lymnium) durieui DeShayes, 1847 — Simpson, 1914

+ Unio (sec. Lymnium) durieui DeShayes, 1847 — Simpson, 1900

+ Unio durieui Desh. — Westerlund, 1890

+ — Lea, 1870

= Unio sitifensis Morlt. — Morelet, 1853

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