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Publication da Silva et al. (2020): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

da Silva, V.R., F.G. Varejão, S.A. Matos, M.G. Rodrigues, F.T. Fürsich et al. 2020. New freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) with potential trigonioidid and hyriid affinities from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil. Geobios 61: 41-54. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Araripenaia da Silva et al., 2020
da Silva et al., 2020. Geobios 61: 46.
Type species: Araripenaia elliptica da Silva et al., 2020 (monotypy) = Araripenaia elliptica

Monginellopsis da Silva et al., 2020
da Silva et al., 2020. Geobios 61: 44.
Type species: Monginellopsis bellaradiata da Silva et al., 2020 (monotypy) = Monginellopsis bellaradiata

Attributed Nominal Species

Araripenaia elliptica da Silva et al., 2020
da Silva et al., 2020. Geobios 61: 46, figs. 5-8.

Monginellopsis bellaradiata da Silva et al., 2020
da Silva et al., 2020. Geobios 61: 44, figs. 3-4.

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