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Publication R.I. Johnson (1983): summary
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Complete Citation

Johnson, R.I. 1983. Margaritifera marrianae, a new species of Unionacea (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae) from the Mobile-Alabama-Coosa and Escambia river systems, Alabama. Occasional Papers on Mollusks 4(62): 299-304. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Margaritifera marrianae R.I. Johnson, 1983
R.I. Johnson, 1983. Occ. Pap. Moll. 4(62): 300, pl. 41, figs. 2-3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MCZ_28491, Hunter’s Creek, 8 mi SW of Evergreen, Conecuh Co., Ala.

Taxonomic Opinions

Margaritifera marrianae new species
+ Margaritana hembeli Simpson, 1900

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