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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Lampsilis

species Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823): specimens

7 available nominal species synonyms (14 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Lampsilis siliquoidea — Graf & Cummings (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Serb & Barnhart (2008), Manendo et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), ... Wu et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024), Chen et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)
Lampsilis radiata luteola — Watters et al. (2009)
Lampsilis siliquoideus — Porto-Hannes et al. (2019), Keogh et al. (2021), Hata et al. (2022), Dai et al. (2025)

Range

Widespread in the Interior, Nelson and Great Lakes basins, south into western Gulf Coastal drainages, North America. Introduced to the Atlantic Slope via the Erie canal.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Canada

USA

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_882. (16S: JX311515, COI: DQ494752, ND1: AY158747, go to Genbank) Douglas Lake, Cheboygan Co., Michigan.

UMMZ_265709a. (COI: AF156521, go to Genbank) Huron River, below dam, MI.

UMMZ_265709b. (COI: AF156522, go to Genbank) ditto.

JFBM_22440_1. (COI: MK391878, go to Genbank) Pomme de Terre (Upper Mississippi) (45.17964, -96.07845).

JFBM_22440_2 (SK17011). (5.8S: MK391918, COI: MK391879, ITS1: MK391918, ND1: MW172865, go to Genbank) Pomme de Terre River, Swift Co. MN (45.17964, -96.07845).