MUSSELpdb | valid sp. Potamilus fragilis specimens

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Thu 07 Dec 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 Potamilus fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820): specimens
15 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Leptodea fragilis — Tiemann et al. (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), ..., Klymus et al. (2020), Inoue et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Hauck et al. (2023)
Medionidus mcglameriae — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012)
Unio plantus — Williams et al. (2008)
Potamilus fragilis — Smith et al. (2020), Johnson & Smith (2020), Smith & Johnson (2020), Keogh et al. (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)

Range: Widespread in the Interior, Great Lakes and Gulf Coastal Plain basins, North America. Introduced to the Northern Atlantic Slope.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

USA
USNM_86118 Columbus, Miss.	USNM_86119 Claiborne, Ala.	ANSP_416326 Sangamon River, Lake of the Woods, Mahomet, Champaign Co., Illinois 40.2040° N, 88.3876° W
ANSP_20209 creeks, Kentucky	UMMZ_209186 L. Butte de Morts, Wisc.	UMMZ_130460 Tombigbee River, Epes, Sumpter Co., Alabama
USNM_160709 Spring R., Hardy, Ark

Genbank Vouchers

USA

UF_439332-LfraPrl044 (COI, ND1, ITS1, 5.8S) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.464601, -89.771283)

UF_439330-LfraAmi040 (COI, ND1, ITS1, 5.8S) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.40467, -90.95933)

UF_438237-LfraAla001 (COI, ND1, ITS1) USA, Alabama, Monroe County, Alabama River at RM 71, first bend in river downstream of Claiborne Lock & Dam; UTM Zone 16 3496668E, 447857N (31.603941, -87.54968)

UF_441212 (COI, ITS1, 5.8S) USA, Texas, Robertson County, Brazos River at FM 485, west of Highway 6 (30.8676502, -96.6956368)

UF_439365-LfraPrl045 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.455856, -89.763868)

UF_439343-LfraPrl046 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.486114, -89.785241)

UF_439528-LfraMob063 (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439528-LfraMob064 (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439352-LfraAmi041 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.38867, -90.96779)

UF_439332-LfraPrl043 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.464601, -89.771283)

UF_439529-LfraAmi059 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, 0.8km ESE from Babin Road, 1.9km South of the river fork (30.388667, -90.967791)

UF_439343-LfraPrl047 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.486114, -89.785241)

UF_439343-LfraPrl048 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.486114, -89.785241)

UF_439352-LfraAmi042 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.38867, -90.96779)

UF_439529-LfraAmi058 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, 0.8km ESE from Babin Road, 1.9km South of the river fork (30.388667, -90.967791)

UF_439529-LfraAmi057 (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, 0.8km ESE from Babin Road, 1.9km South of the river fork (30.388667, -90.967791)

Uncataloged-LfraMob065 (COI, ND1, ITS1, 5.8S)

INHS_39037 (SRA)

NRI8450.2 (COI)

JBFMC8450.2 (COI)

UAUC_1660 (ND1)

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