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Species & Genus Richness offreshwater musselsby Taxonomy
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Data last updated Mon 2 March 2026
Higgins. 1868. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868. Available electronically.
Higgins, 1868. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1868: 179, pl. 14, fig. 6.Type(s): SYNTYPE BMNH_68-4-3-6, Forest streams near Chyavetas, Upper Amazons [Brazil].