Lindavia bodanica has a higher stria density (13-15 in 10 µm) and the central areolae are more radial.
Lindavia radiosa has shorter and more dense stria (15-18 in 10 µm). Lindavia radiosa has strictly radial central areolae, often with a single areola in the center of the valve. The exterior of the central area is radially wrinkled in L. radiosa.
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