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

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nominal species Unio moravicus Lea, 1852

‘Jays’s Cat.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 40. [nomen nudum]
‘Jays’s Cat.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 63. [nomen nudum]

= unionoid species

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Lea, 1870

+ Lea, 1852

 
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