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

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Publication Prime (1861): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Prime, T. 1861. Note sur quelques espèces peu connues des genres Batissa, Cyrena, Corbicula et Sphærium. Journal de Conchyliologie 9: 38-43. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Corbicula cyreniformis Prime, 1860
Prime, 1860. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 28: 321.
Prime, 1861. J. de Conch. 9: 41, pl. 2, fig. 5.

Corbicula ovalis Prime, 1860
Prime, 1860. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 28: 31.
Prime, 1861. J. de Conch. 9: 42, pl. 2, fig. 6.

Corbicula tenuistriata Prime, 1860
Prime, 1860. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 28: 322.
Prime, 1861. J. de Conch. 9: 40, pl. 2, fig. 3.

Cyrena panamensis Prime, 1860
Prime, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 283.
Prime, 1861. J. de Conch. 9: 40.
(new name for Cyrena (Anomala) inflata Deshayes, 1854)

Sphaerium inconspicuum Prime, 1860
Prime, 1860. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 28: 322.
Prime, 1861. J. de Conch. 9: 43, pl. 2, fig. 7.

Taxonomic Opinions

Batissa humerosa Deshayes

Corbicula cyreniformis T. Prime

Corbicula obsoleta Deshayes

Corbicula ovalis T. Prime

Corbicula tenuistriata T. Prime

Cyrena panamensis T. Prime = Polymesoda inflata
+ Cyrena (Anomala) inflata Deshayes, 1854

Cyrena (Anomala) insignis Deshayes = Polymesoda arctata

Sphærium inconspicuum T. Prime

 
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