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

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Publication Hadl (1976): summary
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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

Batissa fidjiensis Hadl, 1976
‘Preston’ Hadl, 1976. Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien 80: 428.
(error for Batissa fijiensis Preston, 1908)

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 [sic] Preston = Batissa compressa

Batissa minor Prime = Batissa tenebrosa

Batissa obesa Hinds = Batissa tenebrosa

Batissa tenebricosa [sic] Hinds = Batissa tenebrosa

Batissa unioniformis Prime = Batissa tenebrosa

Batissa violacea (Lamarck, 1797)

Microdontia anodontaeformis (Tapparone Canefri, 1883)

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

Velesunio sentaniensis (Haas, 1924)
 
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