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Publication Rafinesque (1820): summary
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Complete Citation

Rafinesque, C.S. 1820. Monographie des coquilles bivalves fluviatiles de la Riviere Ohio, contenant douze genres et soixante-huit especes. Annales Générales des Sciences Physiques 5 (13): 287-322 + plates 80-82. Available electronically.

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