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Taxonomy

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Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


Species & Genus Richness by
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Geography

Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia


Species Richness & Endemism by
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Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Serb et al. (2003): summary

publication summary | cladograms

Full Citation

Serb, J.M., J.E. Buhay & C. Lydeard. 2003. Molecular systematics of the North American freshwater bivalve genus Quadrula (Unionidae: Ambleminae) based on mitochondrial ND1 sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 28: 1-11. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Quadrula quadrula Lydeard et al., 2000 = Quadrula nobilis

‘Conrad’ of Authors.
Lydeard et al., 2000. Geol. Soc. London Spec. Publ. 177: 157. [in part]
Serb et al., 2003. MPE 28: 10. [in part]
Reis et al., 2013. Graellsia 69(1): 22. [in part]
Amaro et al., 2017. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 179(4): Table S1. [in part]
Gasparini et al., 2020. Environmental DNA 2(3): Table S1. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Obliquaria (Quadrula) quadrula Rafinesque, 1820)

Cyclonaias tuberculata Serb et al., 2003 = Potamilus alatus

Serb et al., 2003. MPE 28: 10.
(misidentified reference to Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820)

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata

Cyclonaias tuberculata

Cyprogenia aberti

Dromus dromas

Elliptio complanata

Elliptoideus sloatianus

Fusconaia flava

Hemistena lata

Lampsilis ornata

Lampsilis siliquoidea

Medionidus conradicus

Megalonaias nervosa

Obliquaria reflexa

Obovaria rotulata = Reginaia rotulata

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Quadrula apiculata = Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula asperata = Pustulosa kieneriana

Quadrula aurea = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica = Theliderma cylindrica

Quadrula cylindrica strigillata = Theliderma cylindrica

Quadrula infucata = Pustulosa infucata

Quadrula intermedia = Theliderma intermedia

Quadrula keineriana [sic] = Pustulosa kieneriana

Quadrula metanevra = Theliderma metanevra

Quadrula mortoni = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula nobilis

Quadrula nodulata = Pustulosa nodulata

Quadrula petrina = Pustulosa petrina

Quadrula pustulosa = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula refulgens = Pustulosa pustulosa

Quadrula rumphiana = Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula sparsa = Theliderma sparsa

Quadrula succissa = Pustulosa succissa

Quadrula verrucosa

Quincuncina burkei = Fusconaia burkei

 
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