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

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Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Castaliini | Castalia psammoica

nominal species Castalia ovata Sowerby, 1869


‘d’Orbigny’ Sowerby, 1869, Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 1, sp. 4.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE BMNH_1964402, Brazil.

= Castalia psammoica

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Castalia psammoica (Orbigny, 1835) — Simone, 2006
= Castalia ovata Sowerby, 1869 — Haas, 1969
+ Castalia psammoica (Orbigny, 1835) — Bonetto, 1965
+ Castalia (s.s.) quadrilatera retusa Hupé, 1857 — Modell, 1950
= Tetraplodon ovatus (Sowerby, 1869) — Simpson, 1914
+ Tetraplodon retusus (Hupé, 1857) — Ihering, 1910
= Tetraplodon ovatus (Sowerby, 1869) — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Prisodon) truncatus (Schum.) — Lea, 1870
= Castalia ovata Sowerby, 1869 — Sowerby, 1869

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