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

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This page documents data for Meek & Hayden (1857), such as genera and species attributed to that publication (including known misspellings, misidentifications, and other unavailable names) as well as taxonomic opinions, if available. Taxonomic opinions refer to uses of genera and species as valid and invalid in that work.

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Publication information

Meek, F.B. & F.V. Hayden. 1857. Descriptions of new species and genera of fossils, collected by Dr. F.V. Hayden in Nebraska Territory, under the direction of Lieut. G.K. Warren, U.S. Topographical Engineer; with some remarks on the Tertiary and Cretaceous formations of the north-west, and the parallelism of the latter with those of other portions of the United States and Territories. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 9: 117-.

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Attributed Species Names

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