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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Unioninae | Anodontini | Cristariina | Simpsonella species Simpsonella burroughiana (Lea, 1834): synonymy
56 specimens Anodonta purpurea Valenciennes, 1827
Valenciennes, 1827. Receuil Observ. Zool. 2(11-12): 236, pl. 48 bis, figs. 3a-b.
(homonym of Anodonta purpurea Deshayes, 1826)
Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914), Thiele (1934), Modell (1945), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2009), Bogan (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021) | |
Anodonta burroughiana Lea, 1834
 Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 105, pl. 16, fig. 49.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, Island of Luconia, near Manilla [Philippine Islands].
Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914), Haas (1969) | |
Unio bengalensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
 Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 3, pl. 2, fig. 3.
Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914), Haas (1969) | |
Unio verecundus Gould, 1850
 Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 295.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 431, figs. 541a-c.
Type(s): TYPE USNM_5926, Manilla.
Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2009) | |
Unio mauritianus Lea, 1859
 Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 152.
 Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 257 [75], pl. 40, fig. 138.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_1965157, Mauritius [No — probably from the Philippines.].
Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2009)
— Daget (1998) | |
Anodon bengalensis Sowerby, 1867
 Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 14, sp. 49.
(homonym of Unio bengalensis Lea, 1838)
Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914) | |
Anodonta heldii Clessin, 1873
Clessin, 1873. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 64, pl. 19, fig. 1.
Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Dalliella purpurea — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912)
Simpsonella purpurea — Simpson (1914), Haas (1914), Thiele (1934), Modell (1945), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2009), Bogan (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021)
— Daget (1998)
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