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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Obovaria

species Obovaria retusa (Lamarck, 1819): specimens

5 available nominal species synonyms (8 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Obovaria retusaGraf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ... Watters (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)

Range

Ohio, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Obovaria retusa

MUSSELp Specimen Records


Canada

image of lot MNHN_MPL_0042
MNHN_MPL_0042

Habite les rivières de la Nouvelle Ecosse. A. Michaud. [Lives in the rivers of Nova Scotia. A. Michaud."]

image of lot MNHN_MPL_0043
MNHN_MPL_0043

Habite les rivières de la Nouvelle Ecosse. A. Michaud. [Lives in the rivers of Nova Scotia. A. Michaud."]


USA

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ANSP_20256

Kentucky River

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers


USA

Mp_3528_Ore1_Green. (COI: KF035134, ND1: KF035282, go to Genbank) Green River, Hart Co., KY (37.2684, -85.8856).