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genus Lampsilis Rafinesque, 1820: species

3 available nominal genus synonyms (7 total synonyms) | cladomics

Included Species

Lampsilis abrupta (Say, 1831)

syonymy (4 available, 7 total) | specimens (1 + 1 Genbank voucher)

Range: Large rivers of the Interior Basin, including the Ohio and Cumberland Plateau, North America. (North America)

Genbank sequences: COI, other
IUCN Red List: Vulnerable A2ace
NatureServe: G1
other links: MolluscaBase

Lampsilis bergmanni Inoue & Randklev in Inoue et al., 2020

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (1 + 1 Genbank voucher)

Range: Guadalupe River, Texas, western Gulf Coastal Plain, North America. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1, other
NatureServe: G1
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis binominata

Lampsilis binominata Simpson, 1900

syonymy (2 available, 2 total) | specimens (1)

Range: Historically endemic to the Chattahoochee and Flint drainages, Alabama and Georgia. Extinct. (North America)

IUCN Red List: Extinct
NatureServe: GX
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis bracteata

Lampsilis bracteata (Gould, 1855)

syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (1 + 1 Genbank voucher)

Range: Colorado River, western Gulf Coastal Plain, Texas. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1, other
IUCN Red List: Lower Risk/near threatened
NatureServe: G1
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis brittsi

Lampsilis brittsi Simpson, 1900

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (1)

Range: Ozark Plateau, USA. (North America)

NatureServe: G3
other links: MolluscaBase

Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820

syonymy (11 available, 20 total) | specimens (11 + 3 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Widespread in the Interior, Nelson, and Great Lakes basins, North America. Introduced to the Potomac River on the Atlantic Slope. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, H3, ITS1, mtGenome, ND1, other, SRA
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis cariosa

Lampsilis cariosa (Say, 1817)

syonymy (4 available, 8 total) | specimens (1)

Range: Atlantic Slope from Nova Scotia south to Georgia. (North America)

Genbank sequences: COI, mtGenome, ND1
IUCN Red List: Vulnerable A2bc
NatureServe: G3
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis dolabraeformis

Lampsilis dolabraeformis (Lea, 1838)

syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (1 + 2 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Endemic to the Altamaha River, Georgia, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1
IUCN Red List: Vulnerable B1+2bcd
NatureServe: G3
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis fasciola

Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque, 1820

syonymy (3 available, 8 total) | specimens (2 + 1 Genbank voucher)

Range: Ohio Basin and south onto the Cumberland Plateau, as well as the Great Lakes, North America. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, COI, ND1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G4
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis floridensis

Lampsilis floridensis (Lea, 1852)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (1 + 68 Genbank vouchers)

Range: In the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain, from the Escambia east into peninsular Florida, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1
NatureServe: G4
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis higginsii

Lampsilis higginsii (Lea, 1857)

syonymy (2 available, 3 total) | specimens (2)

Range: Upper Mississippi River, lower Ohio and in the Ozarkian Region, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: COI, ND1
IUCN Red List: Endangered A1ce+2ce
NatureServe: G1
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis hydiana

Lampsilis hydiana (Lea, 1838)

syonymy (2 available, 5 total) | specimens (2 + 11 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Ozark Region and western Gulf Coastal Plain, from Texas east to Mississippi, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 5.8S, COI, COI M-type, COII M-type, ITS1, ND1, other
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G4
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis ornata

Lampsilis ornata (Conrad, 1835)

syonymy (2 available, 4 total) | specimens (1 + 1 Genbank voucher)

Range: Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain, USA, from the Pearl to the Escambia. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, COI, mtGenome, ND1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis ovata

Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817)

syonymy (1 available, 6 total) | specimens (1 + 5 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Widespread in the Ohio Basin, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, COI M-type, COII, COII M-type, ITS1, ND1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis powellii

Lampsilis powellii (Lea, 1852)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (1)

Range: Ozark Region, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, COI, mtGenome, mtGenome M-type, ND1, other
IUCN Red List: Endangered A1c
NatureServe: G2
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis radiata

Lampsilis radiata (Gmelin, 1791)

syonymy (15 available, 21 total) | specimens (9)

Range: Widespread on the Atlantic Slope, North America. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, COI, COI M-type, ND1
IUCN Red List: Lower Risk/near threatened (Lampsilis fullerkati)
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis rafinesqueana

Lampsilis rafinesqueana Frierson, 1927

syonymy (1 available, 3 total) | specimens (1)

Range: Ozark Region, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: ND1
IUCN Red List: Endangered A2ac
NatureServe: G1
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis reeveiana

Lampsilis reeveiana (Lea, 1852)

syonymy (2 available, 5 total) | specimens (3)

Range: Ozark Region, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S
NatureServe: G4
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis satura

Lampsilis satura (Lea, 1852)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (2 + 3 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Ozark Region and western Gulf Coastal Plain, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1, other
IUCN Red List: Lower Risk/near threatened
NatureServe: G2
other links: MolluscaBase

Lampsilis sietmani Keogh & Simons, 2019

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (1 + 23 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Widespread in rivers of the Interior Basin and western Gulf Coastal Plain, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1
NatureServe: GNR
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823)

syonymy (7 available, 14 total) | specimens (7 + 5 Genbank vouchers)

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. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 16S M-type, 18S, 5.8S, COI, COI M-type, ITS1, mtGenome, mtGenome M-type, ND1, other, SRA
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis splendida

Lampsilis splendida (Lea, 1838)

syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (1)

Range: Altamaha River north to the Cooper-Santee, Georgia and South Carolina, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, COI
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G3
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis straminea

Lampsilis straminea (Conrad, 1834)

syonymy (7 available, 9 total) | specimens (5 + 7 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Widespread in the rivers of the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain, USA, including the Suwanee. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, COI M-type, COII, COII M-type, ITS1, ND1, other
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Decorative image of a representative of Lampsilis streckeri

Lampsilis streckeri Frierson, 1927

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (1)

Range: Ozark Region, USA. (North America)

IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered A1c
NatureServe: G2
other links: MolluscaBase

Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820)

syonymy (4 available, 11 total) | specimens (32 + 184 Genbank vouchers)

Range: Widespread in rivers of the Interior Basin and Gulf Coastal Plain, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 16S, 18S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, COI M-type, COII, COII M-type, ITS1, ND1, other
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Lampsilis virescens (Lea, 1858)

syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (2)

Range: Tennessee River, Alabama and Tennessee, USA. (North America)

Genbank sequences: 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1, other
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered A1ce+2ce
NatureServe: G1
other links: MolluscaBase

Lampsilis brimhallensis (Stanton, 1916) (Cretaceous)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Cretaceous, North America.

other links: MolluscaBase

Lampsilis chadronensis Cook & Mansfield, 1933 (Tertiary)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Tertiary, North America.

other links: MolluscaBase

Lampsilis dalyi Russell, 1952 (Tertiary)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Eocene, North America.

other links: MolluscaBase

Lampsilis grangeri (Cockerell, 1915) (Tertiary)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Eocene, North America.

other links: MolluscaBase

Lampsilis marshalli MacNeil, 1935 (Tertiary)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Miocene, North America.

Lampsilis sandersoni (Warren, 1926) (Cretaceous)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Cretaceous, North America.

other links: MolluscaBase

Lampsilis sandrius (Dall, 1913) (Tertiary)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Pliocene, North America.

other links: MolluscaBase

Lampsilis toxonotus (White, 1886) (Jurassic)

syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)

Range: Jurassic, North America.

other links: MolluscaBase

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