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

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species Eupera bahiensis (Spix & Wagner, 1827): synonymy
     6 specimens

Cyclas bahiensis Wagner, 1827
Spix in Wagner, 1827. Test. Fluv. Brasil.: ??.

Eupera bahiensisH.B. Baker (1930), Mansur & Meier-Brook (2000), Simone (2006), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Pereira et al. (2014), Ituarte (2020)

Cyclas maculata Anton, 1837
Anton, 1837. Arch. Naturg. 3 (1): 284.

Eupera maculataMansur & Meier-Brook (2000)

Cyclas (Pisidium) diaphanum Haldeman, 1841
Haldeman, 1841. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 53.

Eupera moquinianaH.B. Baker (1930)
Eupera diaphanaMansur & Meier-Brook (2000)
Eupera modioliformeSimone (2006)

Pisidium moquinianum Bourguignat, 1854
Bourguignat, 1854. Rev. Mag. Zool. 6: 663, pl. 14, figs. 13-17.

Sphærium (Eupera) moquinianumDall (1903)
Eupera moquinianaH.B. Baker (1930), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2011)
Daget (1998)
Eupera bahiensisMansur & Meier-Brook (2000)
Eupera modioliformeSimone (2006)

Cyclas littoralis Prime, 1865
‘Férussac, Collect. Michaud’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 54. [nomen nudum]
‘Férussac, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 155. [nomen nudum]

Eupera moquinianaH.B. Baker (1930)
Eupera modioliformeSimone (2006)

Cyclas striatella Prime, 1865
‘Férussac, Museum of Paris’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 54. [nomen nudum]
‘Férussac, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 155. [nomen nudum]

Eupera moquinianaH.B. Baker (1930)
Eupera modioliformeSimone (2006)

Cyclas venezuelensis Prime, 1865
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 54. [nomen nudum]
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 155. [nomen nudum]

Eupera moquinianaH.B. Baker (1930)
Eupera modioliformeSimone (2006)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Sphærium (Eupera) moquinianumDall (1903)
Eupera bahiensisH.B. Baker (1930), Mansur & Meier-Brook (2000), Simone (2006), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Pereira et al. (2014), Ituarte (2020)
Eupera moquinianaH.B. Baker (1930), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2011)
Daget (1998)
Eupera maculataMansur & Meier-Brook (2000)
Eupera diaphanaMansur & Meier-Brook (2000)
Eupera modioliformeSimone (2006)

 
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