MUSSELpdb | nomainal sp. Cyrena violacea var. suborbicularis Deshayes, 1854

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nominal species Cyrena violacea var. suborbicularis Deshayes, 1854

‘Mousson’ Deshayes, 1854. Cat. Bivalves Brit. Mus. part 1: 238.
(error for Cyrena violacea var. javanica Mousson, 1849)

= Batissa violacea

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Batissa violacea (Lamarck, 1818) — van Benthem Jutting, 1953

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