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Publication Ortmann (1914): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Ortmann, A.E. 1914. Studies in najades. Nautilus 28(6): 65-69. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Amygdalonajas Ortmann, 1909
Ortmann, 1909. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 5: 192.
Ortmann, 1912. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 8: 327.
Ortmann, 1914. Nautilus 28(6): 67.
(error for Amygdalonaias Fischer & Crosse, 1894)

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta (Pegias) fabula (Lea) = Pegias fabula

Amygdalonajas [sic] donaciformis (Lea) = Truncilla donaciformis

Amygdalonajas [sic] elegans (Lea) = Truncilla truncata

Proptera alata = Potamilus alatus

Proptera capax (Green) = Potamilus capax

Proptera laevissima = Potamilus ohiensis

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