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species Glebula rotundata (Lamarck, 1819): specimens

6 available nominal species synonyms (8 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Glebula rotundata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), ... de Moulpied et al. (2022), Hopper et al. (2023), Freeman et al. (2025), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
G. rotundata — Marshall et al. (2018)

Range

Eastern Texas to Florida in the Gulf Coastal Plain of North America. Reported from the Ohio River. (North America: NA2 NA4)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Glebula rotundata

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot ANSP_125601
ANSP_125601
Texas
type
Unio quadrans Lea, 1860

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USNM_85760
Louisiana
possible type
Unio rotundata Lamarck, 1819

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MNHN_MPL_0034
“Habite... les eaux douces des climats chauds? Cabinet de MM. Daudebard et Faujas.” Lives in fresh water in hot climates? Office of Messrs. Daudebard and Faujas."
paratype
Unio rotundata Lamarck, 1819

Other Specimens by Country | show by collection

1 Specimens from USA

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AMNH_30914
Texas

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers

USA

UF_440911-055. (28S: MK036078, COI: MK044910, ITS1, 5.8S: MK036161, ND1: MK045061, go to GenBank) Amite River, Amite drainage (30.4032, -90.9611).

UAUC_502. (16S: AY655044, ND1: AY613795, go to GenBank) Apalachicola River, Rm 21.8; tip of Brickyard Island, 5 air mi SSW Sumatra, Franklin Co. FL.

UF_440908-083. (28S: MK036079, COI: MK044911, ITS1, 5.8S: MK036162, ND1: MK045062, go to GenBank) Langham Creek, Galveston Bay drainage (29.7897, -95.6237).

UF_440921 (GrotOch017). (ND1: PP789131, go to GenBank) USA (30.073511 N 84.6396305 W).

UF_440905. (16S: MK001808, 28S: MK001842, COI: KT285642, ITS1: KT285686, go to GenBank) USA, Texas, Calhoun County, Goff Bayou just S of Green Lake; west of Victoria Barge Canal crossingon Hwy 35 (28.51085, -96.81934).

NRI_8062_1. (ANT: MT558918, go to GenBank) USA: Guadalupe River, Texas.

JBFMC_8129_1. (16S: PQ238823, go to GenBank) USA: Texas, Sabine River.

GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced

Mp_2667_H1035. (COI: EF033264, COII: EF033284, go to GenBank)

Mp_2667_H1035g. (COI M-type: EF033304, COII M-type: EF033324, go to GenBank)