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Publication Roe & Lydeard (1998): summary
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Complete Citation

Roe, K.J. & C. Lydeard. 1998. Molecular systematics of the freshwater mussel genus Potamilus (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Malacologia 39: 195-205. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Fusconaia cerina

Lampsilis ornata

Leptodea fragilis = Potamilus fragilis

Obliquaria reflexa

Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)

Potamilus amphichaenus (Frierson, 1898)

Potamilus capax (Green, 1832)

Potamilus inflatus (I. Lea, 1831)

Potamilus ohiensis (Rafinesque, 1820)

Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)

Potamilus purpuratus coloradoensis (I. Lea, 1856) = Potamilus purpuratus

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