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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina

genus Ligodonta Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan in Perkins et al., 2025: synonymy
     1 Recent valid species (1 total species)

Ligodonta Perkins et al., 2025
Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan in Perkins et al., 2025. ZooKeys 1248: 252.
Type species: Ligodonta obscura Perkins et al., 2025 (orig. desig.) = Ligodonta obscura

Microdonta Perkins et al., 2025
Perkins et al., 2025. ZooKeys 1248: supplemental figures. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn. of Ligodonta Perkins et al., 2025)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

LigodontaPerkins et al. (2025)

 
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