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Publication White (1886): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

White. 1886. Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 29.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio felchii White, 1886
White, 1886. Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 29: 16, pl. 1, figs. 1-5.

Unio iridoides White, 1886
White, 1886. Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 29: 17, pl. 2, figs. 3-4.

Unio lapilloides White, 1886
White, 1886. Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 29: 18, pl. 2, figs. 5-6.

Unio macropisthus White, 1886
White, 1886. Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 29: 17, pl. 2, fig. 7.

Unio rectoides White, 1886
White, 1886. Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 29: 11, pl. 4, fig. 1; pl. 5, figs. 1-2.
(homonym of Unio rectoides Whitfield, 1885; renamed Unio whitei Henderson, 1918)

Unio toxonotus White, 1886
White, 1886. Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 29: 17, pl. 2, figs. 1-2.

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