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Publication Smith et al. (2023): summary
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Complete Citation

Smith, C.H., A.H. Kiser, N.A. Johnson & C.R. Randklev. 2023. Environmental, morphological, and molecular data reveala new species of freshwater mussel, Strophitus howellsi, endemic to the Edwards Plateau in Texas. Conservation Genetics early online. 1-19 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Strophitus howellsi Smith et al., 2023
Smith et al., 2023. Conserv. Genet. early online: [11], fig. 5.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodontoides denigrata = Anodontoides denigratus

Anodontoides ferussacianus

Strophitus howellsi sp. nov.
+ Strophitus undulatus Smith et al., 2018

Strophitus pascagoulaensis

Strophitus radiatus

Strophitus undulatus

Strophitus williamsi

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