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Publication Baker et al. (2003): summary
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Complete Citation

Baker, A.M., C. Bartlett, S.E. Bunn, K. Goudkamp, F. Sheldon & J.M. Hughes. 2003. Cryptic species and morphological plasticity in long-lived bivalves (Unionoida:Hyriidae) from inland Australia. Molecular Ecology 12: 2707-2717. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Castalia stevensi

Diplodon deceptus = Diplodon gratus

Epioblasma triquetra

Hyridella australis

Hyridella depressa

Hyridella menziesi = Echyridella menziesii

Velesunio ambiguus

Velesunio angasi

Velesunio wilsonii

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