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

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Publication Kimura et al. (1999): summary
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Complete Citation

Kimura, T., M. Tabe & Y. Shikano. 1999. Limnoperna fortunei kikuchii Habe, 1981 (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) is a synonym of Xenostrobus securis (Lamarck, 1819): introduction into Japan from Australia and/or New Zealand. Venus 58(3): 101-117. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Limnoperna fortunei

Xenostrobus atratus = Vignadula atrata

Xenostrobus balani = Vignadula mangle

Xenostrobus hepaticus = Modiolus auriculatus

Xenostrobus inconstans

Xenostrobus mangle = Vignadula mangle

Xenostrobus pulex

Xenostrobus securis (Lamarck, 1819)
+ Modiola vexillum Reeve, 1857
+ Perna confusa Angas, 1871
+ Modiola fluviatilis Hutton, 1878
+ Limnoperna fortunei kikuchii Habe, 1981
+ Modiolus pulex Thiele, 1930