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Publication Machordom et al. (2003): summary

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Machordom, A., R. Araujo, D. Erpenbeck & M.-A. Ramos. 2003. Phylogeography and conservation genetics of endangered European Margaritiferidae (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 78: 235-252. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Cumberlandia monodonta

Margaritifera auricularia = Pseudunio auricularius

Margaritifera margaritifera

Margaritifera margaritifera durrovensis = Margaritifera margaritifera

Potomida littoralis

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