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Publication Hadl (1976): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Hadl, G. 1976. Die Süßwassermuscheln Neu-Guineas und der Fidji-Inseln. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 80: 437-441. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Cyrena tenebricosa Clessin, 1879
‘Hindson’ [sic] Clessin, 1879. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 211.
‘Hinds’ Hadl, 1976. Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien 80: 438.
(error for Cyrena tenebrosa Hinds, 1842)

Taxonomic Opinions

Batissa fidjiensis Preston

Batissa minor Prime

Batissa obesa Hinds

Batissa tenebricosa [sic] Hinds = Batissa violacea

Batissa unioniformis Prime = Batissa violacea

Batissa violacea (Lamarck, 1797)

Microdontia anodontaeformis (Tapparone Canefri, 1883)

Polymesoda ceylonica Chemnitz = Geloina erosa
+ Venus coaxans Gmelin, 1791
+ Cyclas zeylanica Lamarck, 1806
+ Cyrena papua Lesson, 1830

Velesunio sentaniensis (Haas, 1924)

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