MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Mon 2 March 2026
Publication Cicerello & Schuster (2003): summary
Full Citation
Cicerello, R.R. & G.A. Schuster. 2003. A Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of Kentucky. 62 pp.
Taxonomic Opinions
Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) = Ortmanniana ligamentina
Actinonaias pectorosa (Conrad, 1834) = Ortmanniana pectorosa
Alasmidonta atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831)
Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820) = Sulcularia viridis
There are 104 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.
Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)
Anodonta suborbiculata Say, 1831 = Utterbackiana suborbiculata
Anodontoides denigrata (Lea, 1852) = Anodontoides denigratus
Anodontoides ferussacianus (Lea, 1834)
Arcidens confragosus (Say, 1829)
Cumberlandia monodonta (Say, 1829)
Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820)
Cyprogenia stegaria (Rafinesque, 1820)
Dromus dromas (Lea, 1834)
Ellipsaria lineolata (Rafinesque, 1820)
Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck, 1819)
Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Eurynia dilatata
Epioblasma arcaeformis (Lea, 1831)
Epioblasma biemarginata (Lea, 1857)
Epioblasma brevidens (Lea, 1831)
Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834)
Epioblasma flexuosa (Rafinesque, 1820)
Epioblasma florentina florentina (Lea, 1857) = Epioblasma florentina
Epioblasma florentina walkeri (Wilson & Clark, 1914) = Epioblasma walkeri
Epioblasma haysiana (Lea, 1834)
Epioblasma lewisii (Walker, 1910)
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Epioblasma obliquata
Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua (Conrad, 1836) = Epioblasma perobliqua
Epioblasma personata (Say, 1829)
Epioblasma phillipsii (Conrad, 1835) = Obliquaria reflexa
Epioblasma propinqua (Lea, 1857)
Epioblasma sampsonii (Lea, 1861)
Epioblasma stewardsonii (Lea, 1852)
Epioblasma torulosa rangiana (Lea, 1838) = Epioblasma rangiana
Epioblasma torulosa torulosa (Rafinesque, 1820) = Epioblasma torulosa
Epioblasma triquetra (Rafinesque, 1820)
Fusconaia ebena (Lea, 1831) = Reginaia ebenus
Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)
Fusconaia subrotunda (Lea, 1831)
Hemistena lata (Rafinesque, 1820)
Lampsilis abrupta (Say, 1831)
Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820
Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque, 1820
Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817)
Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823)
Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820)
Lasmigona complanata (Barnes, 1823) = Pterosyna complanata
Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829) = Platynaias compressa
Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820)
Lasmigona subviridis (Conrad, 1835) = Platynaias subviridis
Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) = Potamilus fragilis
Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) = Potamilus leptodon
Lexingtonia dolabelloides (Lea, 1840) = Pleuronaia dolabelloides
Ligumia recta (Lamarck, 1819)
Ligumia subrostrata (Say, 1831) = Sagittunio subrostratus
Medionidus conradicus (Lea, 1834)
Megalonaias nervosa (Rafinesque, 1820)
Obliquaria reflexa Rafinesque, 1820
Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820)
Obovaria retusa (Lamarck, 1819)
Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820)
Pegias fabula (Lea, 1838)
Plectomerus dombeyanus (Valenciennes, 1827)
Plethobasus cicatricosus (Say, 1829)
Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834)
Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820)
Pleurobema clava (Lamarck, 1819)
Pleurobema cordatum (Rafinesque, 1820)
Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834)
Pleurobema plenum (Lea, 1840)
Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) = Pleurobema sintoxia
Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820)
Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)
Potamilus capax (Green, 1832)
Potamilus ohiensis (Rafinesque, 1820)
Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)
Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque, 1820)
Ptychobranchus subtentum (Say, 1825) = Ptychobranchus subtentus
Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)
Quadrula cylindrica (Say, 1817) = Theliderma cylindrica
Quadrula fragosa (Conrad, 1835)
Quadrula metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820) = Theliderma metanevra
Quadrula nobilis (Conrad, 1854)
Quadrula nodulata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Pustulosa nodulata
Quadrula pustulosa (Lea, 1831) = Pustulosa pustulosa
Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820)
Quadrula tuberosa (Lea, 1840) = Theliderma metanevra
Simpsonaias ambigua (Say, 1825)
Strophitus undulata (Say, 1817) = Strophitus undulatus
Toxolasma lividus (Rafinesque, 1831) = Toxolasma lividum
Toxolasma parvus (Barnes, 1823) = Toxolasma parvum
Toxolasma texasiensis (Lea, 1857) = Toxolasma texasiense
Tritogonia verrucosa (Rafinesque, 1820) = Quadrula verrucosa
Truncilla donaciformis (Lea, 1828)
Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820
Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1831)
Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829)
Villosa fabalis (Lea, 1831) = Paetulunio fabalis
Villosa iris (Lea, 1829) = Cambarunio iris
Villosa lienosa (Conrad, 1834) = Leaunio lienosus
Villosa ortmanni (Walker, 1925) = Leaunio ortmanni
Villosa taeniata (Conrad, 1834) = Cambarunio taeniatus
Villosa trabalis (Conrad, 1834) = Venustaconcha trabalis
Villosa vanuxemensis (Lea, 1838) = Leaunio vanuxemensis
