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Unio umbrosus

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  • 3d model of Unio umbrosus
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    Object Details

    Collector

    Burrough

    Microhabitat Description

    Freshwater

    River Basin

    Medellin River

    Record Last Modified

    12 Feb 2025

    Specimen Count

    2

    USNM Number

    84848

    Preparation

    Dry

    Place

    Medellin River, Mexico

    Published Name

    Unio umbrosus Lea, 1856
    Cyrtonaias umbrosa (Lea, 1856)
    Cyrtonaias umbrosus (Lea, 1834)
    Unio umbrosus

    Accepted Name

    Cyrtonaias umbrosa (Lea, 1856)

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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:/65665/3855c45ba-1e33-416e-913a-0370def10b5c

    Record ID

    nmnhinvertebratezoology_513627

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