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 |  | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pyganodon species Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829): specimens77 nominal species as synonyms
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	Taxonomic History (since 2007)
 Pyganodon grandis — Zanatta et al. (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Cyr et al. (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), ..., Dai et al. (2025), Perkins et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)
 Pyganodon simpsonaia — Cyr et al. (2007)
 Pyganodon grandis grandis — Watters et al. (2009)
 Anodonta grandis grandis — ITIS (2012)
 Anodonta grandis corpulenta — ITIS (2012)
 Anodonta grandis simpsoniana — ITIS (2012)
 Pyganodon simpsoniana — Doucet-Beaupré et al. (2012)
 P. grandis — Sheng et al. (2014), Marshall et al. (2018)
 Anodonta grandis — Kongim et al. (2015), Soliman et al. (2016)
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 Range: Widespread in the Central North America, from Mexico to the Arctic. Invading east to the Atlantic Slope. | Map of Georeferenced Specimens
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 Canada |  
  |  USNM_5712
 Great Slave Lake
 |  USNM_86434
 Fort Rae, Gt. Slave Lake
 |  USNM_86442
 N End of Lake Winnipeg
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  |  USNM_86443
 Mo. of Saskatchewan R., L. Winnipeg
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 Mexico |  
  |  USNM_791584
 pond W of Rio Grijalva, about 3 km above Villa Hermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
 |  USNM_161480
 Monte Cristo, Tabasco, Mexico
 |  BMNH_93-2-4-2006
 Tabasco, Mexico
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  |  MNHN_MP_1304
 Mexique
 |  MNHN_MP_1287
 Mexique Rio Tabasco [=Grijalva]
 |  MNHN_MP_1300
 Mexique Tabasco
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  |  UF_270327
 Mexico
 |  UF_270329
 Chiapas, Mexico
 |  UF_20297
 Estero De Paso De Mujeres, Tenochtitlan, Veracruz, Mexico
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  |  BMNH_1965189
 Rio Nopalata, Mexico
 |  UF_360161
 Rio Coatzacoalcos, Oaxacana, Veracruz, Mexico
 |  USNM_795625
 Rio Grijalva, pond, 3 km above Villa Hermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. Station 2970
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  |  USNM_86701
 Concha Lake, 20 leagues S Vera Cruz near Tlocatalpan, Mexico
 |  BMNH_1893-2-4-2009
 Rio dos Idolos, un des bras du fleuve Grijalva, Tabasco [Mexico]
 |  |  | UMMZ_104019  ANSP_41262 Concha Lake, 20 leagues S Vera Cruz near Tlocatalpan, Mexico COMA_B.0658 Laguna El Marqués ,Veracruz, México CNMO_2038 Laguna El Márquez [Laguna Márquez], Mcpio. El Mesón, acerca de Alvarado, Veracruz; Sep 1938 COMA_B.0777 Municipio El Mesón, Alvarado, Veracruz, México COMA_B.0909 Rio González, Laguna del Horizonte, Tabasco, México COMA_B.0315 Rio dos Idolos, afluente del Grijalva, Tabasco, Mexico ANSP_139663 Veracruz, Mexico |  | 
 USA |  
  |  USNM_86680
 Texas
 |  USNM_86702
 Lake Concordia, Louisiana
 |  UMMZ_104010
 Clear Lake, Ulvers Pt., Deuel Co., South Dakota
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  |  USNM_86690
 Leon Co., Texas
 |  SMF_4300
 Ohio, U.S.A.
 |  UAT_2225
 Lake Mary, 10 mi. SE Flagstaff, Coconino Co., Arizona
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  |  MCZ_150645
 Michigan
 |  MCZ_161863
 [Shears Lake, Kent Co.], Michigan
 |  MCZ_161861
 Camp Lake, Michigan
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  |  MCZ_150644
 Sand Lake, Michigan
 |  MCZ_161867
 Slawsons Lake, Michigan
 |  MCZ_150633
 Shears Lake, Michigan
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  |  USNM_87806
 Leon, Texas
 |  USNM_86706
 Ft. Winnebago
 |  USNM_86381
 Lake Champlain, Vermont
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  |  USNM_86426
 Topeka, Kas.
 |  USNM_86427
 Uphaupee Cr., ..., Ala.
 |  USNM_86440
 Lake Pepin, Ohio
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  |  USNM_86468
 Fort Winnebago
 |  USNM_86540
 Poland, Ohio
 |  USNM_128835
 New Orleans
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  |  USNM_86595
 Mohawk, N.Y.
 |  TMYERS_003
 Upper Lake Mary at “The Narrows”, Coconino Co., Arizona
 |  USNM_86615
 Marietta, Ohio
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  |  USNM_86626
 Bear Grass Creek, near Louisville, Ky
 |  USNM_86633
 canal, near Cincinnati, Ohio
 |  USNM_86657
 Harpeth R., Tenn
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  |  USNM_86659
 Port Gibson, Mississippi
 |  USNM_86664
 Bayou Teche, Louisiana
 |  USNM_86666
 Red R., Alexandria, Louisiana
 |  | DMNH_149886 Lake Mary, 10 mi. SE Flagstaff, Coconino Co., Arizona DMNH_75128 Lake Mary, 10 mi. SE Flagstaff, Coconino Co., Arizona UMMZ_60218 Lake Mary, 9 mi. SE Flagstaff, Coconino Co., Arizona UF_517091 Lake McMillan Reservoir, N of Carlsbad, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA |  | 
 unknown |  
  |  ZMB_MP_0195
 [no locality available - Central America]
 |  USNM_86677
 [no locality available - North America]
 |  |  Genbank VouchersUSAUMMZ_265697 (COI, 28S) Huron River, MI   MMTC_11 (COI, ND1)  MMTC_10 (COI, ND1)  UF_439342 (COI, 16S)  BM_17211 (ND1)  ANSP_341888 (28S)  NEFC_B19-228 (mtGenome)  |  | Page updated: 08:28:48 Sun 07 Sep 2025 |  |