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

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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 Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820: specimens
13 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Truncilla truncata — Tiemann et al. (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), ..., Graf & Cummings (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Saxon et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023)
Unio elegans var. elagantopsis — Williams et al. (2008)
Truncilla trincata — Soliman et al. (2016)

Range: Widespread in the Interior and Great Lakes basins, as well as the western Gulf Coastal Plain, North America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

USA
USNM_84449 Cincinnati, Ohio	ANSP_416331 Sangamon River, Lake of the Woods, Mahomet, Champaign Co., Illinois 40.2040° N, 88.3876° W	ANSP_20217 Falls of Ohio
UMMZ_209214 Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin	ANSP_20258 Cumberland River

Genbank Vouchers

USA

ASU_1253-1 (COI, ND1, 28S, ITS1, 5.8S) Saline River, Ouachita drainage (33.3456, -91.9828)

UF_438976-7025 (COI, ND1, 28S, ITS1, 5.8S) Big Cypress Bayou, Red drainage (32.7399, -94.4417)

Mp_2660_Ttru (16S, ND1) Mississippi River, Hannibal, Marion Co. MO

UMMZ_265705 (COI, 28S) St. Joseph River, Berrien Springs, MI

JBFMC_8575-3 (Ttru_RED30) (COI) Red R., downstream of Co. Rd. 3340 bridge, Red River Co., Texas

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW01 (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

ASUMZ_1341 (Ttru_OUA08) (COI) Ouachita R., downstream of Hooker Hole, Morehouse/Union Cos., Louisiana

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN03) (COI) Tennessee R., Colbert/Lauderdale Cos., Alabama

ASUMZ_1341 (Ttru_OUA10) (COI) Ouachita R., downstream of Hooker Hole, Morehouse/Union Cos., Louisiana

JBFMC_8568-3 (Ttru_RED20) (COI) Red R., downstream of Possum Ford Bend, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW03 (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

JBFMC_8645-2 (Ttru_RED32) (COI) Red R., Pine Creek at CR45500 bridge, Lamar Co., Texas

JBFMC_8565-1 (Ttru_RED17) (COI) Red R., downstream of Co. Rd. D4615, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma

JBFMC_8300-7 (Ttru_SAB08) (COI) Sabine R., downstream of State Park HWY (FM14), Smith/Wood Cos., Texas

JBFMC_8300-17 (Ttru_SAB18) (COI) Sabine R., downstream of State Park HWY (FM14), Smith/Wood Cos., Texas

JBFMC_8300-10 (Ttru_SAB11) (COI) Sabine R., downstream of State Park HWY (FM14), Smith/Wood Cos., Texas

JBFMC_8300-12 (Ttru_SAB13) (COI) Sabine R., downstream of State Park HWY (FM14), Smith/Wood Cos., Texas

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW07 (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI03) (COI) White R., upstream of confluence Caney Creek Ditch, Lawrence Co., Arkansas

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW05 (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN08) (COI) Tennessee R., Colbert/Lauderdale Cos., Alabama

JBFMC_8568-4 (Ttru_RED21) (COI) Red R., downstream of Possum Ford Bend, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma

JBFMC_8645-1 (Ttru_RED31) (COI) Red R., Pine Creek at CR45500 bridge, Lamar Co., Texas

ASUMZ_1341 (Ttru_OUA09) (COI) Ouachita R., downstream of Hooker Hole, Morehouse/Union Cos., Louisiana

JBFMC_8525-8 (Ttru_TRI08) (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8575_1 (16S) USA: Texas, Red River

JBFMC_8525-2 (Ttru_TRI02) (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW02 (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

ASUMZ_1349 (Ttru_OUA18) (COI) Ouachita R., upstream confluence with Ecore Fabre Bayou, Ouachita Co., Arkansas

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN07) (COI) Tennessee R., Colbert/Lauderdale Cos., Alabama

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW10 (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI04) (COI) White R., upstream of confluence Caney Creek Ditch, Lawrence Co., Arkansas

JBFMC_8525-5 (Ttru_TRI05) (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8525-1 (Ttru_TRI01) (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8568-1 (Ttru_RED18) (COI) Red R., downstream of Possum Ford Bend, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma

JBFMC_8525-7 (Ttru_TRI07) (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8525-3 (Ttru_TRI03) (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

ASUMZ_1349 (Ttru_OUA19) (COI) Ouachita R., upstream confluence with Ecore Fabre Bayou, Ouachita Co., Arkansas

JBFMC_8575-1 (Ttru_RED28) (COI) Red R., downstream of Co. Rd. 3340 bridge, Red River Co., Texas

JBFMC_8560-2 (Ttru_RED12) (COI) Red R., downstream of Little River NWR access, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI01) (COI) White R., upstream of confluence Caney Creek Ditch, Lawrence Co., Arkansas

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW04 (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

JBFMC_8525-6 (Ttru_TRI06) (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

ASUMZ_1349 (Ttru_OUA17) (COI) Ouachita R., upstream confluence with Ecore Fabre Bayou, Ouachita Co., Arkansas

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI05) (COI) White R., upstream of confluence Caney Creek Ditch, Lawrence Co., Arkansas

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW11 (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

JBFMC_8525-4 (Ttru_TRI04) (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8575-2 (Ttru_RED29) (COI) Red R., downstream of Co. Rd. 3340 bridge, Red River Co., Texas

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN05) (COI) Tennessee R., Colbert/Lauderdale Cos., Alabama

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI02) (COI) White R., upstream of confluence Caney Creek Ditch, Lawrence Co., Arkansas

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW09 (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

JBFMC_8645-3 (Ttru_RED33) (COI) Red R., Pine Creek at CR45500 bridge, Lamar Co., Texas

JBFMC_8657-1 (Ttru_RED34) (COI) Red R., Pine Creek at CR45500 bridge, Lamar Co., Texas

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN06) (COI) Tennessee R., Colbert/Lauderdale Cos., Alabama

ASU1253 (SRA)

ASUMZ_1263 (Ttru_OUA07) (COI)

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