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

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Bivalvia | ... | Hyriidae | Velesunioninae | Lortiella opertanea

nominal species Lortiella opertanea Ponder & Bayer, 2004

Ponder & Bayer, 2004. Mollusc. Res. 24: 98, figs. 2, 5A-G.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_427618, Katherine R, below Gorge (In pool alongside river, under logs & stones), Northern Territory, Australia [-14.321, 132.415 ± 100 m].

= Lortiella opertanea

Taxonomic Opinions

= Lortiella opertanea Ponder & Bayer, 2004 — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Lortiella opertanea (Ponder & Bayer, 2004) — Walker et al., 2014

= Lortiella opertanea Ponder & Bayer, 2004 — Bogan, 2010

= Lortiella opertanea Ponder & Bayer, 2004 — Graf & Cummings, 2007

= Lortiella opertanea n. sp. — Ponder & Bayer, 2004

 
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