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

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species Lortiella opertanea Ponder & Bayer, 2004: synonymy
     5 specimens

Lortiella opertanea Ponder & Bayer, 2004
Ponder & Bayer, 2004. Mollusc. Res. 24: 98, figs. 2, 5A-G.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) AMS_427618, Katherine R, below Gorge (In pool alongside river, under logs & stones), Northern Territory, Australia [-14.321, 132.415 ± 100 m].

Lortiella opertaneaPonder & Bayer (2004), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Walker et al. (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Lortiella opertaneaPonder & Bayer (2004), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Walker et al. (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021)

 
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