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Publication Hanley & Theobald (1874): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Hanley, S. & W. Theobald. 1874. Conchologia Indica: Illustrations of the Land and Freshwater Shells of British India (6): 41-48, pls. 101-120. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio exolescens Hanley & Theobald, 1874
‘Gould’ Hanley & Theobald, 1874. Conch. Indica (6): 43, pl. 107, fig. 5.
(reference to Unio exolescens Gould, 1843)

Unio indicus var. aurea Hanley & Theobald, 1874
‘Sowerby’ Hanley & Theobald, 1874. Conch. Indica (6): 43, pl. 107, fig. 4.
(homonym of Unio aureus Lea, 1859; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio indicus Sowerby, 1866)

Taxonomic Opinions

Unio exolescens Gould = Trapezidens exolescens

Unio favidens var. Benson = Parreysia corrugata

Unio indicus Sowerby = Parreysia rajahensis

Unio indicus var. aurea Sowerby = Parreysia rajahensis

Unio sikkimensis Lea = Parreysia corrugata

Unio triembolus Benson = Parreysia nagpoorensis

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