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

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Cristariina | Simpsonella burroughiana

nominal species 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.].

= Simpsonella burroughiana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Graf & Cummings, 2009
- NO OPINION — Daget, 1998
+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Haas, 1969
+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1821) — Simpson, 1914
+ Simpsonella purpurea (Valenciennes in Humboldt & Bonpland, 1821) — Haas, 1914
+ Dalliella purpurea (Valenciennes) — Preston, 1912
+ Dalliella purpurea (Valenciennes, 1833) — Simpson, 1900
= Margaron (Unio) mauritianus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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