MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Tue 02 June 2026
Publication Graf (2002): summary
Full Citation
Graf, D.L. 2002. Historical biogeography and late glacial origin of the freshwater pearly mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) faunas of Lake Erie, North America. Occasional Papers on Mollusks 6(82): 175-211. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54136820.
Taxonomic Opinions
Actinonaias ligamentina (Lam., 1819) = Ortmanniana ligamentina
Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
Alasmidonta viridis (Raf., 1820) = Sulcularia viridis
Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)
Anodontoides ferussacianus (Lea, 1834)
There are 51 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.
Cyclonaias tuberculata (Raf., 1820)
Ellipsaria lineolata (Raf., 1820)
Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)
Elliptio dilatata (Raf., 1820) = Eurynia dilatata
Epioblasma obliquata (Raf., 1820)
Epioblasma torulosa (Raf., 1820)
Epioblasma triquetra (Raf., 1820)
Fusconaia flava (Raf., 1820)
Fusconaia subrotunda (Lea, 1831)
Lampsilis abrupta (Say, 1831)
Lampsilis cardium (Raf., 1820)
Lampsilis fasciola Raf., 1820
Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823)
Lasmigona complanata (Barnes, 1823) = Pterosyna complanata
Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829) = Platynaias compressa
Lasmigona costata (Raf., 1820)
Leptodea fragilis (Raf., 1820) = Potamilus fragilis
Leptodea leptodon (Raf., 1820) = Potamilus leptodon
Ligumia nasuta (Say, 1817) = Sagittunio nasutus
Ligumia recta (Lam., 1819)
Ligumia subrostrata (Say, 1831) = Sagittunio subrostratus
Megalonaias nervosa (Raf., 1820)
Obliquaria reflexa Raf., 1820
Obovaria olivaria (Raf., 1820)
Obovaria retusa (Lam., 1819)
Obovaria subrotunda (Raf., 1820)
Pleurobema clava (Lam., 1819)
Pleurobema coccineum (Conrad, 1834) = Pleurobema sintoxia
Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)
Potamilus capax (Green, 1832)
Potamilus ohiensis (Raf., 1820)
Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Raf., 1820)
Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1824) [sic]
Quadrula cylindrica (Say, 1817) = Theliderma cylindrica
Quadrula pustulosa (Lea, 1831) = Pustulosa pustulosa
Quadrula quadrula (Raf., 1820)
Simpsonaias ambigua (Say, 1825)
Strophitus undulatus (Say, 1817)
Toxolasma lividus (Raf., 1831) = Toxolasma lividum
Toxolasma parvus (Barnes, 1823) = Toxolasma parvum
Truncilla donaciformis (Lea, 1828)
Truncilla truncata Raf., 1820
Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1831)
Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829)
Villosa fabalis (Lea, 1831) = Paetulunio fabalis
Villosa iris (Lea, 1829) = Cambarunio iris
