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Page last updated
Wed 06 Mar 2024

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!

This page reports the specimens in the MUSSELpdb and provides a map if geocodes are known. The taxonomic history reports the record of different names and combinations that have been applied to this species (and its synonyms) since 2007.

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Potamilus

species Potamilus fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820): specimens
     15 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Leptodea fragilisTiemann et al. (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), ..., Klymus et al. (2020), Inoue et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Hauck et al. (2023)
Medionidus mcglameriaeGraf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012)
Unio plantusWilliams et al. (2008)
Potamilus fragilisSmith et al. (2020), Johnson & Smith (2020), Smith & Johnson (2020), Keogh et al. (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)

Range: Widespread in the Interior, Great Lakes and Gulf Coastal Plain basins, North America. Introduced to the Northern Atlantic Slope.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map


USA

specimen
USNM_86118

Columbus, Miss.

specimen
USNM_86119

Claiborne, Ala.

specimen
ANSP_416326

Sangamon River, Lake of the Woods, Mahomet, Champaign Co., Illinois 40.2040° N, 88.3876° W

specimen
ANSP_20209

creeks, Kentucky

specimen
UMMZ_209186

L. Butte de Morts, Wisc.

specimen
UMMZ_130460

Tombigbee River, Epes, Sumpter Co., Alabama

specimen
USNM_160709

Spring R., Hardy, Ark

   

Genbank Vouchers

USA

INHS_39037_3 (COI, ND1, 28S, ITS1, 5.8S) Illinois River, Illinois drainage (39.6862, -90.6416)

INHS_39037_2 (COI, ND1, 28S, ITS1, 5.8S) Illinois River, Illinois drainage (39.6862, -90.6416)

INHS_39037_1 (COI, ND1, 28S, ITS1, 5.8S) Illinois River, Illinois drainage (39.6862, -90.6416)

UF_439332-LfraPrl044 (COI, ND1, ITS1, 5.8S) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.464601, -89.771283)

UF_439330-LfraAmi040 (COI, ND1, ITS1, 5.8S) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.40467, -90.95933)

UF_438237-LfraAla001 (COI, ND1, ITS1) USA, Alabama, Monroe County, Alabama River at RM 71, first bend in river downstream of Claiborne Lock & Dam; UTM Zone 16 3496668E, 447857N (31.603941, -87.54968)

UF_441212 (COI, ITS1, 5.8S) USA, Texas, Robertson County, Brazos River at FM 485, west of Highway 6 (30.8676502, -96.6956368)

UF_439343-LfraPrl048 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.486114, -89.785241)

UF_439528-LfraMob064 (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439529-LfraAmi057 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, 0.8km ESE from Babin Road, 1.9km South of the river fork (30.388667, -90.967791)

UF_439343-LfraPrl046 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.486114, -89.785241)

UF_439332-LfraPrl043 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.464601, -89.771283)

UF_439528-LfraMob063 (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439352-LfraAmi042 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.38867, -90.96779)

UF_439529-LfraAmi058 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, 0.8km ESE from Babin Road, 1.9km South of the river fork (30.388667, -90.967791)

UF_439529-LfraAmi059 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, 0.8km ESE from Babin Road, 1.9km South of the river fork (30.388667, -90.967791)

UF_439365-LfraPrl045 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.455856, -89.763868)

UF_439343-LfraPrl047 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.486114, -89.785241)

UF_439352-LfraAmi041 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.38867, -90.96779)

 

Uncataloged-LfraMob065 (COI, ND1, ITS1, 5.8S)

UAUC_1660 (ND1)

INHS_39037 (SRA)

JBFMC8450.2 (COI)

NRI8450.2 (COI)

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