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nominal species Obovaria torsa var. marginata Rafinesque, 1820

Obovaria torsa var. marginata Rafinesque, 1820 = Obovaria retusa

Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 311.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 54.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Obovaria torsa Rafinesque, 1820)

= Obovaria retusa

Taxonomic Opinions

+ — Vanatta, 1915

= Obovaria torsa var. marginata — Rafinesque, 1820

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