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species Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820: specimens
9 available nominal species synonyms (13 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Truncilla truncata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Jadhav & Jamkhedkar (2009), ... Wu et al. (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Saxon et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)
Truncilla trincata [sic] — Soliman et al. (2016)

Range

Widespread in the Interior and Great Lakes basins, as well as the western Gulf Coastal Plain, North America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

USA

USNM_84449 Cincinnati, Ohio	ANSP_20258 Cumberland River	ANSP_20217 Falls of Ohio
UMMZ_209214 Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin	ANSP_416331 Sangamon River, Lake of the Woods, Mahomet, Champaign Co., Illinois 40.2040° N, 88.3876° W

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UF_438976-7025. (28S: MK036146, 5.8S: MK036227, COI: MK044976, ITS1: MK036227, ND1: MK045128, go to Genbank) Big Cypress Bayou, Red drainage (32.7399, -94.4417).

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW01. (COI: MZ726736, go to Genbank) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota.

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW02. (COI: MZ726737, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW03. (COI: MZ726738, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW04. (COI: MZ726739, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW05. (COI: MZ726740, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW07. (COI: MZ726741, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW09. (COI: MZ726742, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW10. (COI: MZ726743, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW11. (COI: MZ726744, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_2660_Ttru. (16S: AY655080, ND1: AY655125, go to Genbank) Mississippi River, Hannibal, Marion Co. MO.

ASUMZ_1341 (Ttru_OUA08). (COI: MZ726725, go to Genbank) Ouachita R., downstream of Hooker Hole, Morehouse/Union Cos., Louisiana.

ASUMZ_1341 (Ttru_OUA09). (COI: MZ726726, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_1341 (Ttru_OUA10). (COI: MZ726727, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_1349 (Ttru_OUA17). (COI: MZ726728, go to Genbank) Ouachita R., upstream confluence with Ecore Fabre Bayou, Ouachita Co., Arkansas.

ASUMZ_1349 (Ttru_OUA18). (COI: MZ726729, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_1349 (Ttru_OUA19). (COI: MZ726730, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8575-1 (Ttru_RED28). (COI: MZ726700, go to Genbank) Red R., downstream of Co. Rd. 3340 bridge, Red River Co., Texas.

JBFMC_8575-2 (Ttru_RED29). (COI: MZ726701, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8575-3 (Ttru_RED30). (COI: MZ726702, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8565-1 (Ttru_RED17). (COI: MZ726696, go to Genbank) Red R., downstream of Co. Rd. D4615, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma.

JBFMC_8560-2 (Ttru_RED12). (COI: MZ726695, go to Genbank) Red R., downstream of Little River NWR access, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma.

JBFMC_8568-1 (Ttru_RED18). (COI: MZ726697, go to Genbank) Red R., downstream of Possum Ford Bend, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma.

JBFMC_8568-3 (Ttru_RED20). (COI: MZ726698, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8568-4 (Ttru_RED21). (COI: MZ726699, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8645-1 (Ttru_RED31). (COI: MZ726703, go to Genbank) Red R., Pine Creek at CR45500 bridge, Lamar Co., Texas.

JBFMC_8645-2 (Ttru_RED32). (COI: MZ726704, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8645-3 (Ttru_RED33). (COI: MZ726705, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8657-1 (Ttru_RED34). (COI: MZ726706, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8300-10 (Ttru_SAB11). (COI: MZ726708, go to Genbank) Sabine R., downstream of State Park HWY (FM14), Smith/Wood Cos., Texas.

JBFMC_8300-12 (Ttru_SAB13). (COI: MZ726709, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8300-17 (Ttru_SAB18). (COI: MZ726710, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8300-7 (Ttru_SAB08). (COI: MZ726707, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASU_1253-1. (28S: MK036145, 5.8S: MK036226, COI: MK044975, ITS1: MK036226, ND1: MK045127, go to Genbank) Saline River, Ouachita drainage (33.3456, -91.9828).

UMMZ_265705. (28S: DQ191419, COI: AF156513, go to Genbank) St. Joseph River, Berrien Springs, MI.

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN03). (COI: MZ726731, go to Genbank) Tennessee R., Colbert/Lauderdale Cos., Alabama.

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN05). (COI: MZ726732, go to Genbank) ditto.

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN06). (COI: MZ726733, go to Genbank) ditto.

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN07). (COI: MZ726734, go to Genbank) ditto.

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN08). (COI: MZ726735, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8525-1 (Ttru_TRI01). (COI: MZ726711, go to Genbank) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas.

JBFMC_8525-2 (Ttru_TRI02). (COI: MZ726712, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8525-3 (Ttru_TRI03). (COI: MZ726713, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8525-4 (Ttru_TRI04). (COI: MZ726714, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8525-5 (Ttru_TRI05). (COI: MZ726715, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8525-6 (Ttru_TRI06). (COI: MZ726716, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8525-7 (Ttru_TRI07). (COI: MZ726717, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8525-8 (Ttru_TRI08). (COI: MZ726718, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8575_1. (16S: PQ238838, go to Genbank) USA: Texas, Red River.

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI01). (COI: MZ726720, go to Genbank) White R., upstream of confluence Caney Creek Ditch, Lawrence Co., Arkansas.

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI02). (COI: MZ726721, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI03). (COI: MZ726722, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI04). (COI: MZ726723, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI05). (COI: MZ726724, go to Genbank) ditto.