These references concern illustrations of the species. Those chosen are the best available in, it is hoped, the most easily accessed literature. Names in the literature are not necessarily the same as those used in this text. This literature was also used as the basis for the information on the recorded distribution. Some references only concern illustrations not actually used in this text, but are worthy of mention.
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---- 1996. Studies on the deep-sea Protobranchia (Bivalvia): the family Neilonellidae and the family Nuculanidae. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 62: 101-132
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---- 1990. Ibid. Vol 4. Suborder I, Leiden
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