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Wed 04 Dec 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 | Quadrulini | Megalonaias

species Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820): specimens
     14 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Megalonaias nervosaTiemann et al. (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), ..., Czaja et al. (2023), Neemuchwala et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Megalonaias boykinianaGraf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012)
Tritogonia nervosaITIS (2012)
Megalonaias giganteaITIS (2012)
M. nervosaMarshall et al. (2018)

Range: Widespread in the Interior Basin and Gulf Coastal Plain, including the Ochlochonee of Florida, USA south into Mexico.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map


Guatemala

specimen
UF_507902

Rio De La Pasion, 5.5 miles east of Sayaxche, El Peten Department, Guatemala 16.536339, -90.103900

specimen
USNM_783054

Rio de la Pasion, Guatemala

specimen
USNM_783053

Rio de la Pasion, Guatemala

specimen
USNM_783056

Rio de la Pasion, Guatemala

specimen
USNM_783064

Rio de la Pasion, Guatemala

 

Mexico

specimen
USNM_83991

Sabinas R., Nuevo Leon, Mexico

specimen
INHS_89425

Rio Tempoal, Tempoal, Veracruz, Mexico

specimen
USNM_123293

Vera Cruz, Mexico

specimen
UF_270395

Nuevo Leon, Mexico

specimen
UF_270398

Veracruz, Mexico

 

USA

specimen
USNM_150554

Coosa Riv., St. Clair Co., Ala.

specimen
USNM_83903

Columbus, Georgia

 

USNM_592725 United States, New Mexico, Eddy County, Pecos River, Malaga Bend

USNM_709225 United States, New Mexico, Eddy County, Pecos River, below McMillan Reservoir Dam

Genbank Vouchers

USA

UF_439113 (MnerOhi057) (COI, ND1, ITS1, 5.8S) USA, Ohio, Wood County, Ohio River, Buckley Island backchannel (39.391231, -81.420944)

UF_438300 (MnerGua025) (COI, ND1, ITS1, 5.8S) USA, Texas, Guadalupe County, Lake Wood State Park - Guadalupe River - just below Lake Wood Dam ~80 m below spillway (29.46975, -97.49062)

UF_438512 (COI, 16S, 28S) USA, Florida, Santa Rosa County, Escambia River, about 0.3 mi above Chumuckla Springs boat ramp (30.82597, -87.29701)

UAUC_266 (COI, ND1) Coosa River, near Leesburg, downstream from mouth of Terrapin Ck., Cherokee Co., AL

 

Z_12423 (2015-0501) (COI, 16S, 28S)

NCSM_35123 (SRA)

ANSP_346111 (28S)

Page updated: 15:05:22 Wed 04 Dec 2024

 
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