Get ready to change those labels!
In the latest Journal of Molluscan Studies (v. 66, p. 517), Roopnarine &
Vermeij demonstrate that our faithful North American Chione cancellata is
actually Chione elevata (Say, 1822). True C. cancellata is a Caribbean
species.
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G Thomas Watters, PhD
Ohio Biological Survey &
Aquatic Ecology Laboratory
The Ohio State University
1315 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43212 USA
v: 614-292-6170 f: 614-292-0181
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