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Wed 1 October 2025

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!

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Toxolasma

species Toxolasma paulum (Lea, 1840): specimens
     7 available nominal species synonyms (9 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Toxolasma paulusGraf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), Breton et al. (2011), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), Chase et al. (2018), Stewart et al. (2021)
Toxolasma paulumWilliams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bieler (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)
Toxolasma germanusWilliams et al. (2008)
Toxolasma granulatusWilliams et al. (2008)
Toxolasma minorBreton et al. (2011)

Range

Apalachicola River east to peninsular Florida, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

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USA

specimen
USNM_85297

Big Prairie Cr., Ala

specimen
ANSP_56495

Blue Spring Landing, St. John’s R., Fla.

specimen
USNM_85295

Blue Springs, Georgia

specimen
USNM_85274

Columbus, Ga

specimen
USNM_85296

Coosa R., Ala.

specimen
USNM_85277

Flint R., Ga

specimen
USNM_85280

Kiokee Creek, near Albany, Georgia

specimen
USNM_85310

L George, Fla.