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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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Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Alasminota

species Alasminota etowaensis (Conrad, 1849): specimens
     5 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Lasmigona etowaensisWilliams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2017), ..., Bieler (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Whelan et al. (2023), Perkins et al. (2025)
Alasminota etowaensisFMCS (2025)

Range: Endemic to the Mobile Basin on the Gulf Coastal Plain, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map


USA

specimen
USNM_86259

Etowah R., Ga

   

Genbank Vouchers

USA

UF_438474.003 (COI, ND1, ITS1, 5.8S) USA, Georgia, Floyd County, Youngs Mill Creek immediately downstream of spring mill pond off of Youngs Mill Road, ~7.0 km E of Rome, GA (34.25786, -85.30144)

UF_438188.6068 (COI, ND1, ITS1, 5.8S) USA, Georgia, Polk County, Euharlee Creek upstream of Government Farm Road, about 4 km WSW of Rockmart, GA (33.98492, -85.08266)

 

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