MUSSELpdb | valid sp. Lampsilis cardium specimens

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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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species Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820: specimens
20 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Lampsilis cardium — Tiemann et al. (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Watters et al. (2009), Hoeh et al. (2009), ..., Dai et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024)
Lampsilis cardium/ovata — Jones (2015)

Range: Widespread in the Interior, Nelson, and Great Lakes basins, North America. Introduced to the Potomac River on the Atlantic Slope.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

Canada
USNM_84503 St. Helens Id., Montreal, Canada
USA
UMMZ_209195 Lake Pepin, Lake City, Minnesota	USNM_29958 Devil’s Lake, Lenawee Co., Mich.	USNM_84509 Cincinnati, Ohio
CM_31.6994 Potomac River, Hancock, Washington Co., Maryland	UMMZ_209212 L. Winnebago, nr. Oshkosh, Wis.	UMMZ_304654 Mackinaw River, 1.5 mi SE Colfax, Co. Rd. 3600E Mclean County, Illinois, 40.5543°, -88.57409°
USNM_84866 Cincinnati, Ohio	UA_21020 Mackinaw River, 1.5 mi SE Colfax, Co. Rd. 3600E Mclean County, Illinois, 40.5543°, -88.57409°	ANSP_416325 Sangamon River, Lake of the Woods, Mahomet, Champaign Co., Illinois 40.2040° N, 88.3876° W
unknown
ANSP_20210 [no locality available - North America]

Genbank Vouchers

USA

INHS_49380 (COI, ND1, 28S, ITS1, 5.8S) St. Croix River, St. Croix drainage (46.0046, -92.4467)

UMMZ_265707 (COI, 28S) Huron River, MI

BivAToL-421 (COI, 16S, 28S, 18S, H3)

UMMZ_304654 (COI, 16S, 28S, SRA)

MCZ_DNA100159 (COI, 28S, 18S)

ASUMZ_1829_2 (16S)

NRI8496.1 (COI)

BivATOL_421.5a (SRA)

299TS (ND1)

NEFC_B19-225 (mtGenome)

NRI8556.1a (COI)

NEFC_B19-224 (mtGenome)

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