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species Ligumia recta (Lamarck, 1819): specimens

8 available nominal species synonyms (10 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Ligumia recta — Graf & Cummings (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Jadhav & Jamkhedkar (2009), ... FMCS (2021), Hnytka et al. (2022), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)
Ptychobranchus fasciolaris — Watters et al. (2009)
Ligumia latissima — ITIS (2012)

Range

Widespread in the Interior, Nelson, Great Lakes and eastern Gulf Coastal Plain basins, North America. Introduced to the Atlantic Slope via the Erie Canal.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Ligumia recta

MUSSELp Specimen Records

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MPM_19553
Miss. River 5-10 miles above Prairie du Chien near the Iowa shore [Wisconsin, USA]

USA

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USNM_25247
Detroit R., Michigan

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USNM_25247
Detroit R., Michigan

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MNHN_MPL_0016
Habite le Lac Erié. Michaud. [Lives in Lake Erie. Michaud]

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ANSP_42392
Huron River, Mich.

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ANSP_20212
Ohio River

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_89. (16S: AF385134, COI: AF385110, go to Genbank) Ohio River, near Louisville, Jefferson Co. KY.

UF_438249-6274. (28S: MK036097, 5.8S: MK036180, COI: MK044929, ITS1: MK036180, ND1: MK045080, go to Genbank) Ohio River, Ohio drainage (39.0953, -84.5081).

UMMZ_265711. (28S: DQ191423, COI: AF156516, go to Genbank) Snake River, Mora, MN.

INHS_79831. (28S: MK036099, 5.8S: MK036182, COI: MK044931, ITS1: MK036182, ND1: MK045082, go to Genbank) St. Croix River, St. Croix drainage (45.7246, -92.8499).

INHS_49383. (28S: MK036098, 5.8S: MK036181, COI: MK044930, ITS1: MK036181, ND1: MK045081, go to Genbank) St. Croix River, St. Croix drainage (46.0046, -92.4467).