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Anodonta wheatleyi

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Object Details

Collector

C. M. Wheatley

Record Last Modified

12 Feb 2025

Specimen Count

2

USNM Number

86723

Preparation

Dry

Place

Amazon River, Amazonas, Brazil

Published Name

Anodonta wheatleyi Lea, 1852
Anodontites elongata (Swainson, 1823) : Etheriidae

Accepted Name

Anodontites elongata (Swainson, 1823) : Etheriidae

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Invertebrate Zoology
Mollusca
Lea collection

Data Source

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a28c6613-ef13-476b-8558-b60560091d1a

Record ID

nmnhinvertebratezoology_528472

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