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Publication B.H. Wright (1934): summary

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Wright, B.H. 1934. A new Florida pearly fresh-water mussel. Nautilus 47: 28-29. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520861.

Attributed Nominal Species

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Elliptio maywebbae B.H. Wright, 1934 = Elliptio jayensis

B.H. Wright, 1934. Nautilus 47: 28.
B.H. Wright, 1934. Nautilus 47: pl. 13, fig. 6.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_425354, Seminole Springs, Florida.

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