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Current accepted name |
Yes
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Accepted name
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Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, etheo = to strain + Greek, stoma = mouth; Rafinesque said "various mouths", but Jordan and Evermann suggest the name might have been intended as "Heterostoma (Ref. 45335).
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Etymology of specific epithet |
The specific epithet kantuckeense is derived from the Shawnee 'Kan-tuck-kee', which refers to the hunting grounds of the Shawnee and other Native American peoples, bordered by the Ohio, Cumberland, Big Sandy, and Mississippi Rivers.
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References using the name as accepted
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