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species Limnoperna hepatica (Gould, 1850): synonymy
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Mytilus hepaticus Gould, 1850
Gould, 1850. unknown publication: ??.

Xenostrobus hepaticus — Kimura et al. (1999)
Limnoperna hepatica — Beu (2006), WoRMS (2011)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Xenostrobus hepaticus — Kimura et al. (1999)
Limnoperna hepatica — Beu (2006), WoRMS (2011)

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