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

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Publication Deshayes (1826): summary
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Complete Citation

Deshayes, G.P. 1826. Sur l’Iridine, genre de mollusques acéphales. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences 1826: 60-61. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Purpurina Herrmannsen, 1852
Deshayes, 1826. Nouv. Bull. Sci. 1826: 61 [as ‘Purpurine’].
Férussac, 1826. Bull. Sci. Nat. et Géol. 9: 249 [as ‘Purpurine’].
Herrmannsen, 1852. Ind. Gener. Malacol. 2: 116.
(homonym of d’Orbigny, 1850 [Gastro.])
Type species: Anodonta purpurea Deshayes, 1826 (sub. desig. by Herrmannsen, 1852: 116) = Mutela dubia

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta purpurea Deshayes, 1826
Deshayes, 1826. Nouv. Bull. Sci. 1826: 61.
Férussac, 1826. Bull. Sci. Nat. et Géol. 9: 250.

 
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