Good Dr. Campbell,
Not being familiar with Ms. Serb's work, do you know if new names have been
proposed and for which river populations, or have varieties such as C.
aberti "lamarckiana" Lea 1852 been proposed for full specific status?  To
which publication was the paper submitted?  I look forward to having three
species instead of one!
Merry Christmas!

Alan Gettleman
Merritt Island, FL

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Subject: Other Unknown freshwater unionids


> >Cyprogenia aberti
>
> According to Jeanne Serb's molecular work (PhD and submitted paper), this
species as currently used probably includes more than one species.  There
are anatomical distinctives, but the shells are very similar.
>
>     Dr. David Campbell
>     Old Seashells
>     University of Alabama
>     Biodiversity & Systematics
>     Dept. Biological Sciences
>     Box 870345
>     Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0345 USA
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> That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia of a Grand Exalted
Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at
Droitgate Spa