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Publication Hallen & Willan (2010): summary
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Complete Citation

Hallen, A. & R.C. Willan. 2010. Two new species of Lentidium (Myida: Corbulidae) from tropical northern Australia: remarkable fresh/fluviatile to brackish-water bivalves. Molluscan Research 30(3): 143-153. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Lentidium dalyfluvialis Hallen & Willan, 2010
Hallen & Willan, 2010. Mollusc. Res. 30(3): 148, figs. 5-8.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) NTM_P.42237, Northern Territory, Daly River, mouth of Browns Creek—13°40.728' S, 130°36.57' E.

Lentidium origolacus Hallen & Willan, 2010
Hallen & Willan, 2010. Mollusc. Res. 30(3): 144, figs. 1-3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) NTM_P.42580, Queensland, SE. Gulf of Carpentaria, Gilbert River, Snake Creek—approx. 16°44.9' S, 141°15.5' E.

Taxonomic Opinions

Lentidium chevallieri (Deshayes, 1857)

Lentidium dalyfluvialis n. sp.

Lentidium donaciforme (Nyst, 1836)

Lentidium mediterraneum (O.G. Costa, 1823)
+ Lentidium maculatum Cristofori & Jan, 1832

Lentidium nitida Cristofori, 1832

Lentidium origolacus n. sp.

Potamocorbula amurensis (Schrenck, 1867)

Serracorbula coxi (Pilsbry, 1897) = Corbula smithiana

Varicorbula gibba (Olivi, 1792)

 
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