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Prostomidae - Prostomis mandibularis - Prostomis americanus
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Prostomidae - Prostomis mandibularis - Prostomis americanus
Challenge, Yuba County, California, USA
June 26, 1929
Size: ca. 6 mm.
Wagner/Scott Collection

I've seen the name Prostomis americanus proposed for the North American representative of this genus, with P. mandibularis listed as European, Nomina still has it listed as P. mandibularis.

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Contributed by Dennis Haines on 18 January, 2008 - 1:48pm
Last updated 18 January, 2008 - 2:54pm

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Moved to species page. Species name can be edited later if it has changed. Thanks for sharing this!
… Brad Barnd, 18 January, 2008 - 2:54pm

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