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

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Publication Morelet (1851): summary
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Complete Citation

Morelet, A. 1851. Testacea Novissima Insulæ Cubanæ et Americæ Centralis 2. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodon bambousearum Morelet, 1851
Morelet, 1851. Test. Nov. 2: 24.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965146, rivulos prope vicum Palenqueanum prov. Chiapa[Mexico].

Cyclas maculata Morelet, 1851
Morelet, 1851. Test. Nov. 2: 25.
(homonym of Cyclas maculata Anton, 1837; renamed Sphaerium (Limosina) singleyi Pilsbry, 1889)

Cyrena americana Morelet, 1851
Morelet, 1851. Test. Nov. 2: 26.

Cyrena salmacida Morelet, 1851
Morelet, 1851. Test. Nov. 2: 26.

Unio digitatus Morelet, 1851
Morelet, 1851. Test. Nov. 2: 24.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-2035, flumen Usumacinta, Peten, Guatemala.

Unio morini Morelet, 1851
Morelet, 1851. Test. Nov. 2: 25.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-2026, Rio Usumacinta, Guatemala.

Unio planivalvis Morelet, 1851
Morelet, 1851. Test. Nov. 2: 24.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-2025, pres du Rio Usumacinta, Dept. Peten, Guatemala.

Unio psoricus Morelet, 1851
Morelet, 1851. Test. Nov. 2: 25.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_93-2-4-2033, Rio Usumacinta, Tabasco.
 
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