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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 CitationMcMichael, D.F. 1956. Notes on the freshwater mussels of New Guinea. Nautilus 70(2): 38-48. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal GeneraAttributed Nominal SpeciesLeiovirgus 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 OpinionsHaasodonta 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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