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

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Publication Prime (1867): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Prime, T. 1867. Notes on species of the family Corbiculadæ, with figures. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 8(6): 414-418. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 9 available nominal species attributed to this publication (11 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Corbicula colonialis nov. sp. = Corbicula javanica

Corbicula consanguinea nov. spec. = Corbicula striatella

Corbicula insularis nov. spec.

Corbicula larnaudieri Prime

Corbicula mediocris Prime = Corbicula striatella

Corbicula moreletiana nov. sp.

Corbicula pfeifferiana nov. spec. = Corbicula fluminea

Cyrena chilina nov. spec. = Polymesoda fontainei

Cyrena exquisita nov. spec. = Polymesoda exquisita

Cyrena germana nov. spec. = Polymesoda triangula

Velorita parvula nov. spec.