MUSSELp

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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 turgidulaGraf & 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

specimens map of Epioblasma turgidula

MUSSELp Specimen Records


USA

image of lot USNM_84946
USNM_84946

Cumberland R., Tenn

image of lot BMNH_1965210
BMNH_1965210

Tennessee

image of lot MCZ_161895
MCZ_161895

Tennessee

image of lot USNM_84942
USNM_84942

Tennessee

Genbank Vouchers

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