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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Epioblasma

species Epioblasma turgidula (Lea, 1858): specimens
     3 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Epioblasma turgidula — Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)

Range

Disjunct distribution in the Ozark and Cumberland plateaus, USA. Extinct.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA