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

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Publication Gordon & Hoeh (1995): summary
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Complete Citation

Gordon, M.E. & W.R. Hoeh. 1995. Anodonta heardi, a new species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the Apalachicola River system of the southeastern United States. Walkerana 7(17-18): 265-273. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta heardi Gordon & Hoeh, 1995
Gordon & Hoeh, 1995. Walkerana 7(17-18): 265, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) UMMZ_253324, Apalachicola River, approximately 9.7 km north of Blountstown at Ocheesee Landing, Calhoun County, Florida.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta heardi n. sp. = Utterbackiana heardi
+ Anodonta couperiana R.I. Johnson, 1969
 
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