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Current accepted name |
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Synonym |
Status details |
senior synonym, new combination |
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Etymology of generic noun |
A misnomer given by Rafinesque to shriveled specimens, with the meaning of "back keel"; from Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
opsopoeodus, teeth for dainty feeding (Greek); and emiliae, named after Mrs. Emily Hay (wife of the author of the species, Dr. O. P. Hay) (Ref. 10294). |
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References using the name as accepted |
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