Callonaia Simpson 1900

Species List and Synonymy

Taxonomic References: Simpson 1900, Haas 1969.

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1. Callonaia duprei (Récluz, 1842)
 
Synonymy:
Castalia duprei Récluz, 1842
Description de deux coquilles nouvelles. Revue de Zoologie 6:305-307. [305]
Figured: Pl. 35.
Type Locality: Great Lakes of Para, [Para], Brazil.
Remarks: Date incorrectly listed by Simpson (1900, 1914) as 1843.
Simpson 1900: Callonaia duprei (Récluz, 1843) p. 867.
Haas 1969: Callonaia duprei (Récluz, 1842) p. 542.

Castalia dolabella Sowerby, 1869
Monograph of the genus Castalia. in L. Reeve and G.B. Sowerby (eds.) Conchologica Iconica 17:1-6 + 3 plates. [unpaginated]
Figured: Pl. 3, fig. 13 a-c.
Type Locality: [River Amazon].
Lectotype: BMNH 1965.185.
Paratype: BMNH 1965.186.
Remarks: Type locality not given by Sowerby in the original description. A small, obviously old strip of a label with the "type" says "River Amazon" (Acc. No. 1829) which Johnson (1971:83) reported as the type locality .
Simpson 1900: Callonaia duprei (Récluz, 1843) p. 867.
Haas 1969: Callonaia duprei (Récluz, 1842) p. 542.

BMNH 1965.185. [Amazon River].

(Lectotype of Castalia dollabella Sowerby, 1869)


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