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

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Publication Curole & Kocher (2005): summary
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Complete Citation

Curole, J.P. & T.D. Kocher. 2005. Evolution of a unique mitotype-specific protein-coding extension of the cytochrome c oxidase II gene in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Journal of Molecular Evolution 61: 381-389. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Anodonta implicata = Utterbackiana implicata

Glebula rotundata

Lampsilis straminea

Lampsilis teres

Margaritifera hembeli

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Potamilus purpuratus

Pyganodon grandis

Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula refulgens = Pustulosa pustulosa

Villosa lienosa = Leaunio lienosus