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Publication Conrad (1855): summary
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Complete Citation

Conrad, T.A. 1855. Descriptions of three new species of Unio. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7: 256. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio grandensis Conrad, 1855
Conrad, 1855. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 7: 256.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, Rio Grande, Texas.

Unio pearlensis Conrad, 1855
Conrad, 1855. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 7: 256.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_129918, Pearl River, Miss.

Unio taumilapanus Conrad, 1855
Conrad, 1855. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 7: 256.
(renamed Unio tamaulipasensis Fischer & Crosse, 1894)
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, San Juan River, Taumilapas.

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