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

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Bivalvia | Sphaerioida | Sphaerioidea | Sphaeriidae | Sphaeriinae | Conventus ellisi

Genbank Accession KU376187 (16S): voucher & citations
     Conventus ellisi (Dance, 1967)

Voucher/Isolate Data

UGSB_10590 (NP15/1). Nepal, Karnali, Bheri Khola, limnocrene spring and source stream (near Kaigaon) (29.10717°N, 82.58867°E).

Associated Genbank Accessions: 16S: KU376187, 28S: KU376197, COI: KU376216

Taxonomic Opinions/Usage

• Conventus ellisi (Dance, 1967) — Bespalaya et al. (2023)
• Pisidium cf. ellisi — Saito et al. (2022)
• Pisidium cf. ellisi — Clewing et al. (2022)
• Pisidium cf. ellisi — Clewing et al. (2020)
• Pisidium cf. ellisi — Bößneck et al. (2016)