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

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This page documents data for Morelet (1864), such as genera and species attributed to that publication (including known misspellings, misidentifications, and other unavailable names) as well as taxonomic opinions, if available. Taxonomic opinions refer to uses of genera and species as valid and invalid in that work.

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Publication information

Morelet, A. 1864. Descriptions de coquilles inédites. Journal de Conchyliologie 12: 155-159.

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Attributed Species Names

Unio mandarinus Morelet, 1864
Morelet, 1864, J. de Conch. 12: 159.
Type(s): SYNTYPES BMNH_93-2-4-1971-1973, Cambodia.

Anodonta tunizana Morelet, 1864
Morelet, 1864, J. de Conch. 12: 156.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1893-2-4-1964, La Calle, Algiers.

Unio megapterus Morelet, 1864
Morelet, 1864, J. de Conch. 12: 159.
(homonym of Metaptera megaptera Rafinesque, 1820)

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