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original descriptionGray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152. <em>in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum.</em> ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287672 page(s): 134, 149 [details]
basis of recordVaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional sourceBieler, R.; Carter, J. G.; Coan, E. V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184.[details]
additional sourcede Rooij-Schuiling L.A. 1972. Systematic notes on the Mesodesmatidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia), and descriptions of a new species and a new subspecies. <i>Zoologische Mededelingen</i> 46(5): 55-68.
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additional sourceLamy E. 1914. Révision des Mesodesmatidae vivants du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. <i>Journal de Conchyliologie</i> 62: 1-74., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16311646[details]
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