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

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Publication Prime (1862): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Prime, T. 1862. Description of two new species of the genus Batissa, with notes on that genus. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 7: 112-115. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Taxonomic Opinions

Batissa atrata Desh.

Batissa australis Desh.

Batissa childrenæ Adams = Batissa violacea
+ Cyclas islandica Bruguière, 1797

Batissa compressa Prime

Batissa corbiculoides Desh.

Batissa elongata Pr.
+ Cyrena eximia Dunker, 1852

Batissa elongata Pr. = Geloina bengalensis

Batissa fortis Pr.

Batissa fuscata Pr.

Batissa gigantea Prime

Batissa gracilis Pr.

Batissa humerosa Desh.

Batissa inflata Pr.

Batissa insignis Desh. = Batissa violacea

Batissa jayensis Ads. = Batissa violacea

Batissa kerandrenia [sic] Ads. = Batissa violacea

Batissa lenticularis Desh.

Batissa megadesma Desh.

Batissa minor Pr.

Batissa obesa Ads.

Batissa producta Desh.

Batissa rotundata Ads.

Batissa similis Prime

Batissa sphæricula Pr. = Batissa violacea
+ Cyrena violacea var. javanica Mousson, 1849

Batissa tenebrosa Ads. = Batissa violacea

Batissa triquetra Desh.

Batissa unioniformis Pr. = Batissa violacea

Batissa violacea Ads.