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English: The (sole) plate from Annandale, N. (1918). "XX. Freshwater Shells from Mesopotamia". Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta 15: 159–170.

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Melanopsis subtingitana, sp. nov.

Fig.  1.—Type-specimen (? subfossil), probably from Basra ×2

" 2.—Subfossil shell from lacustrine deposit at Nasariyeh ×2
Limnaea tenerea (Parreyss), Mousson.
" 3.—A series of subfossil shells from paludine deposit at Nasariyeh. ×2
Limnea peregriformis, Locard.
" 4.—Subfossil shell from lacustrine deposit at Nasariyeh. ×2
Limnea persica, Locard.
" 5.—Subfossil shell from the same deposit, ×2
Bullina contortus (Michaud).
" 6.—A series of shells from Nasariyeh, ×2. a—c, shells from lacustrine deposit: d, shell from bank of the Euphrates.

Figs. 7–11.—Ventral view (further enlarged but not drawn to scale) of a series of shells from Nasariyeh and Samara. Figs. 7, 8, shells from bed of old tank at Samara; figs. 9, 10 (6b, 6c), from lacustrine deposit at Nasariyeh; fig. 11 (6d), from bank of Euphrates at same place.

Corbula (Erodona) mesopotamica, sp. nov.

Fig. 12.—Right valve of type-specimen (subfossil) from lacustrine deposit at Nasariyeh, ×4.

" 12a.—Hinge of same, further enlarged.
" 13.—Left valve of type-specimen, ×4
" 13a.—Hinge of same, further enlarged.

The names currently recognised for the species shown are:

  • Melanopsis subtingitana = Melanopsis buccinoidea
  • Limnaea tenerea = Lymnaea auricularia

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  • Corbula (Erodona) mesopotamica = Theora mesopotamica
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Author Nelson Annandale
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