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

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Publication Chapman et al. (2008): summary
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Complete Citation

Chapman, E.G., H. Piontkivska, J.M. Walker, D.T. Stewart, J.P. Curole & W.R. Hoeh. 2008. Extreme primary and secondary protein structure variability in the chimeric male-transmitted cytochrome c oxidase subunit II protein in freshwater mussels: evidence for an elevated amino acid substitution rate in the face of domain-specific purifying selection. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8. 16 pp. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias ligamentina = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Amblema plicata

Cyrtonaias tampicoensis

Fusconaia flava

Glebula rotundata

Hamiota subangulata

Inversidens japanensis = Pronodularia japanensis

Lampsilis hydiana

Lampsilis ovata

Lampsilis straminea

Lemiox rimosus

Obliquaria reflexa

Obovaria olivaria

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Pleurobema sintoxia

Popenaias popeii

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula refulgens = Pustulosa pustulosa

Toxolasma lividus = Toxolasma lividum

Venustaconcha ellipsiformis