MUSSELpdb | nomainal sp. Obovaria cordata var. rosea Rafinesque, 1820

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nominal species Obovaria cordata var. rosea Rafinesque, 1820

Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 312.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 56.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Obovaria cordata Rafinesque, 1820; homonym of Obovaria striata var. rosea Rafinesque, 1820)

= Pleurobema cordatum

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pleurobema cordatum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Pleurobema cordatum (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008

= Obovaria cordata var. rosea — Rafinesque, 1820

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