Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Ortmanniana

species Ortmanniana ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819): specimens

19 available nominal species synonyms (29 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias ligamentina — Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), Elderkin et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), ... Gasparini et al. (2020), FMCS (2021), Walters et al. (2021), Jeratthitikul et al. (2022), Hopper et al. (2023)
Sphenonaias callosa — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Actinonaias ligamentina ligamentina — Watters et al. (2009)
Actinonaias ligamentina carinata — Watters et al. (2009)
Actinonaias carinata — Jadhav & Jamkhedkar (2009), Hoeh et al. (2009)
Actinonaias carinata carinata — ITIS (2012)
Actinonaias carinata gibba — ITIS (2012)
Ortmanniana ligamentina — Pfeiffer et al. (2019), Lor et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Stodola et al. (2021), Layer et al. (2022), FMCS (2025), Klymus et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Ortmanniana (Actinonaias) ligamentina — Porto-Hannes et al. (2021)

Range

Widespread in the Interior and Great Lakes basins, North America. (North America: NA2)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Ortmanniana ligamentina

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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USNM_84998
Florence, Alabama
type
Actinonaias orbis Morrison, 1942

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USNM_160597
Black Rock, Arkansas
type
Lampsilis gibbus Simpson, 1900

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USNM_150410
Kankakee R., Ill.
type
Lampsilis nigrescens Simpson, 1914

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ANSP_20240
[no locality available - North America]
type
Obliquaria pallens Rafinesque, 1831

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AMNH_30561
Ohio Canal, 12 mi below Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
holotype
Unio callosus Lea, 1841

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ANSP_20222
Kentucky River
lectotype
Unio fasciata Rafinesque, 1820

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USNM_85008
St. Peters River, Upper Mississippi
type
Unio pinguis Lea, 1857

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MCZ_5551
Kishwaukee River, Winnebago Co., Illinois
cotype
Unio upsonii Marsh, 1887

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BMNH_98-2-1-38
Rock River, Illinois
cotype
Unio upsonii Marsh, 1887

Other Specimens by Country | show by collection

2 Specimens from USA

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ANSP_126792
Ohio

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MNHN_MPL_0039
rapporte de l’Ohio

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers

USA

UMMZ_265715. (28S: DQ191420, COI: AF156517, go to GenBank) Cannon River, Fairbault, MN.

UA_1941. (28S: MK036068, 5.8S, ITS1: MK036152, COI: MK044901, ND1: MK045051, go to GenBank) Green River, Ohio drainage (37.17, -85.89).

UAUC_241. (16S: AY655027, ND1: AY655085, go to GenBank) Kankakee River, Aroma Park, T30N R13W Sec 23, Kankakee Co. IL.

GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced

BM_19860. (ND1: HM852921, go to GenBank)

MMTC_148. (COI: GU085280, ND1: GU085334, go to GenBank)

Mp_2667_H1195. (COI: EF033263, COII: EF033283, go to GenBank)

Mp_2667_H1195g. (COI M-type: EF033300, COII M-type: EF033320, go to GenBank)

Mp_2718_Alig2. (COI: GU085281, go to GenBank)

Mp_2718_wall0608.1. (ND1: HM852941, go to GenBank)

Mp_2718_wall0608.3. (ND1: HM852938, go to GenBank)

Mp_2718_wall0608.5. (ND1: HM852937, go to GenBank)

Mp_2718_wall4. (ND1: GU085386, go to GenBank)

Mp_2718_wall5. (ND1: GU085387, go to GenBank)

Mp_2718_wall6. (ND1: GU085388, go to GenBank)

Mp_2718_wall7. (ND1: GU085389, go to GenBank)

Mp_2718_wall8. (ND1: GU085390, go to GenBank)

Mp_2718_wall9. (ND1: GU085391, go to GenBank)

NRI8555.3. (COI: MK672758, go to GenBank)

UAM241. (COI: MH560777, ND1: MH588394, go to GenBank)