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Unio johnstoni Etheridge, 1881 †
1533987 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1533987)
unaccepted > superseded combination
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fossil only
Etheridge, R. (1881). A contribution to our knowledge of the Unionidae of the Launceston Tertiary Basin. <em>Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.</em> 1880: 18-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10134417
page(s): 21-22, figs 1, 2 [details]
page(s): 21-22, figs 1, 2 [details]
Note "In a ferruginous clay, Tertiary beds of the...
Type locality "In a ferruginous clay, Tertiary beds of the Tamar River, between Whirlpool reach and George Town, Tasmania [...]; Muddy Creek, West Tamar" (Australia) [details]
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Etheridge, R. (1881). A contribution to our knowledge of the Unionidae of the Launceston Tertiary Basin. <em>Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.</em> 1880: 18-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10134417
page(s): 21-22, figs 1, 2 [details]
page(s): 21-22, figs 1, 2 [details]
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Type locality "In a ferruginous clay, Tertiary beds of the Tamar River, between Whirlpool reach and George Town, Tasmania [...]; Muddy Creek, West Tamar" (Australia) [details]
