Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) of the Village Creek drainage basin in Southeast Texas

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-72

  Bordelon, Vickie L ^a   Harrel, Richard C ^a  

^a LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; FUSCONAIA; FUSCONAIA ASKEWI; LAMPSILIS; LAMPSILIS SATURA; OBOVARIA JACKSONIANA; PLEUROBEMA; PLEUROBEMA RIDDELLII; QUADRULA; QUADRULA MORTONI; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 3042644301     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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