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

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Publication McMichael (1956): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

McMichael, D.F. 1956. Notes on the freshwater mussels of New Guinea. Nautilus 70(2): 38-48. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera
Attributed Nominal Species

Leiovirgus guppyi aipianus McMichael, 1956
McMichael, 1956. Nautilus 70(2): 44, pl. 2, figs. 1-2.
McMichael & Hiscock, 1958. Austral. J. Mar. Frwtr. Res. 9(3): 470, pl. 13, fig. 11.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio guppyi E.A. Smith, 1885)
Type(s): PARATYPE AMS_62203, Aipiana, St. Joseph R., New Guinea [-8.417, 146.583 > ± 100 km].

Taxonomic Opinions

Haasodonta fannyae (Johnson,1948)

Leiovirgus guppyi (Smith, 1885) = Hyridella guppyi

Leiovirgus guppyi aipianus ssp. nov. = Hyridella guppyi

Leiovirgus lorentzi (Schepman, 1919) = Hyridella misoolensis

Leiovirgus misoolensis (Schepman, 1897) = Hyridella misoolensis

Microdontia anodontaeformis (Tapparone Canefri, 1883)
+ Unio beauforti Bavay, 1908

Velesunio ovata (Haas, 1910)

Velesunio sentaniensis (Haas, 1924)

Velesunio wilsonii (Lea, 1859)

Virgus beccarianus (Tapparone Canefri, 1883)
+ Unio (Diplodon) mattirolii Tapparone Canefri, 1883

Westralunio flyensis (Tapparone Canefri, 1883)

 
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