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species Epioblasma torulosa (Rafinesque, 1820): specimens

7 available nominal species synonyms (13 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Epioblasma torulosa — Graf & Cummings (2007), Zanatta & Murphy (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Nagel (2025)
Epioblasma torulosa torulosa — Watters et al. (2009), ITIS (2012), IUCN (2012)

Range

Widespread in the Ohio Basin, North America. Extinct. (North America: NA2)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Epioblasma torulosa

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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ANSP_20232
Riv. Ohio
lectotype
Amblema gibbosa Rafinesque, 1820

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ANSP_20218
[no locality available - North America]
lectotype
Amblema torulosa Rafinesque, 1820

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USNM_84324
Cincinnati, Ohio
holotype
Unio perplexus Lea, 1831

ANSP_20216. Kentucky River — paralectotype Amblema torulosa Rafinesque, 1820

Other Specimens by Collection | show by country

1 Specimens from BMNH

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BMNH_196481
North America

GenBank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.