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

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nominal species Ligodonta obscura Perkins et al., 2025

Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan in Perkins et al., 2025. ZooKeys 1248: 253, figs. 3-8.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) NCSM_221198, Little River adjacent to NC 134 [North Carolina].

= Ligodonta obscura

Taxonomic Opinions

= Ligodonta obscura Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan, 2025, sp. nov. — Perkins et al., 2025

 
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