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

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Bivalvia | Veneroida | Cyrenoidea | Cyrenidae | Corbicula africana

nominal species Cyrena gauritziana Krauss, 1848

Krauss, 1848, Südafrik. Moll.: 8. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cyrena africana Krauss, 1848)

= Corbicula africana

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Corbicula africana (Krauss, 1848) — Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
+ Corbicula africana Krauss — Clessin, 1877
+ Corbicula africana Deshayes — Prime, 1870
+ Corbicula africana Deshayes — Prime, 1867
+ Corbicula africana Adams — Prime, 1860

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