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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Ligodonta obscura

nominal species Ligodonta obscura Perkins et al., 2025


Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan in Perkins et al., 2025, ZooKeys 1248: 253, figs. 3-8.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) NCSM_221198, Little River adjacent to NC 134 [North Carolina].

= Ligodonta obscura

Taxonomic Opinions

= Ligodonta obscura Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan, 2025, sp. nov. — Perkins et al., 2025

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