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

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Publication Brot (1867): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Brot, A. 1867. Étude sur les coquilles de la famille des nayades qui habitent le bassin du Léman. Association Zoologique de Léman (1866). 55 pp.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 13 available nominal species attributed to this publication (16 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta cygnea L.
+ Mytilus maxima Schröter, 1779

Anodonta cygnea var. rostrata Brot, 1867 = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta cariosa Küster, 1842
+ Anodonta helvetica Bourguignat, 1862

Anodonta ventricosa Pfeiffer, C., 1825 = Anodonta cygnea