MUSSELpdb | valid sp. Amblema plicata specimens

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Page last updated
Thu 07 Sep 2023

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 Amblema plicata (Say, 1817): specimens
31 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Amblema plicata — Elderkin et al. (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Chapman et al. (2008), ..., Mejia-Trujillo & Smith (2022), Konopleva et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2023), Neemuchwala et al. (2023)
Megalonaias nervosa — Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Amblema plicata plicata — Watters et al. (2009)
Amblema plicata perplicata — Watters et al. (2009)
Amblema costata — ITIS (2012)

Range: Widespread in the Interior, Nelson and Great Lakes basins, as well as streams draining to the Gulf of Mexico, USA and Canada. Introduced in China.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

USA
MNHN_MPL_0037 Habite la rivière de l’Ohio. Michaud.	ANSP_41589 Little Red River, Ark.	USNM_215130 James R., Huron, South Dakota
SMF_4305 Ohio, U.S.A.	ANSP_63304 Sac & Fox Reservation, Oklahoma	ANSP_129918 Pearl River, Miss
ANSP_129919 Jackson, Miss.	USNM_84096 L. Erie	USNM_84110 Brazos River, Tex.
ANSP_127444 Ala. River, Selma, Alabama	USNM_84111 Austin, Texas	USNM_84112 Dallas Co., Texas
ANSP_349573 USA, Washington County, St. Croix River, Kinnickinnic, river miles 5.8-6.2	ANSP_20246 small creeks, Kentucky

Genbank Vouchers

UF_441152 (COI, 16S, 28S, ITS1, 5.8S).

UF441153 (ApliCol039) (COI, ND1, ITS1, 5.8S).

BSGLC_061TS (28S, 18S, mtGenome).

UF441154 (ApliCol040) (ND1, ITS1, 5.8S).

UMMZ_265698 (COI, 28S) Huron River, Ann Arbor, MI.

UAUC_147 (ND1).

ANSP_373820 (28S).

UF_438572 (SRA).

ANSP_A12742 (28S).

JBFMC10002.1 (COI).

Page updated: 10:02:24 Thu 07 Sep 2023

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