The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

For each valid genus, the valid species are listed, Recent taxa first. Click here for the generic synonymy.

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Popenaiadini

genus Popenaias Frierson, 1927: valid species

Popenaias metallica (Say, 1831) 7 synonyms | 45 specimens Range: Mexico. [Central America] Other web site: ITIS.

Popenaias popeii (Lea, 1857) 3 synonyms | 152 specimens Range: Western Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas and New Mexico, south to Mexico. [Central America, North America] Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, COI M-type, COII, COII M-type, ITS1, ND1. IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered. Nature Serve: G1 LE: Listed endangered. Other web sites: ITIS MolluscaBase.

Popenaias tehuantepecensis (Crosse & Fischer, 1893) 1 synonym | 7 specimens Range: Southern Mexico and Honduras. [Central America] Other web site: ITIS.

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