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Ligodonta M. Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan, 2025
1827145 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1827145)
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Genus
Ligodonta obscura M. Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan, 2025 (type by original designation)
feminine
Perkins, M. A.; DeVilbiss, K. L.; Whelan, N. V.; Hoch, R. A.; Jones, B. K.; Mays, J. W.; Evans, H. K.; Benfield, S. B. (2025). A new endemic freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae) genus and species, <i>Ligodonta obscura</i>, from the Yadkin-Pee Dee River drainage in North Carolina, USA. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1248: 245-265., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1248.152952
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ligodonta M. Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan, 2025. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1827145 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Perkins, M. A.; DeVilbiss, K. L.; Whelan, N. V.; Hoch, R. A.; Jones, B. K.; Mays, J. W.; Evans, H. K.; Benfield, S. B. (2025). A new endemic freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae) genus and species, <i>Ligodonta obscura</i>, from the Yadkin-Pee Dee River drainage in North Carolina, USA. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1248: 245-265., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1248.152952
page(s): 252 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 252 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology note Greek, ligo- meaning “little” and -donta meaning “tooth” [details]
