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Margaritiferidae

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Central America

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Protelliptio

species Protelliptio hamili (McLearn, 1929): synonymy

Synonymy

Unio hamili McLearn, 1929

McLearn, 1929. Bull. Nat. Mus. Can. 58: 73, pl. 13, figs. 1-4.

Elliptio (Protelliptio) hamili — Russell (1934)
Unio hamili — Henderson (1935)
Protelliptio hamili hamili — Modell (1957)

Protelliptio hamili eurekensis McNeil, 1939

McNeil, 1939. Jour. Paleont. 13(3): 356, pl. 37, figs. 1-3.

Protelliptio hamili eurekensis — Modell (1957)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Elliptio (Protelliptio) hamili — Russell (1934)
Unio hamili — Henderson (1935)
Protelliptio hamili hamili — Modell (1957)
Protelliptio hamili eurekensis — Modell (1957)

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