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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Potamilus

species Potamilus ohiensis (Rafinesque, 1820): specimens
     6 available nominal species synonyms (12 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Potamilus ohiensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), ... Smith et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)
Leptodea laevissima — ITIS (2012)
Proptera laevissimus — ITIS (2012)

Range

Widespread in the Interior Basin and western Gulf Coastal Plain, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UF_439129-10795. (COI: MK045040, ND1: MK045192, go to Genbank) Chariton River, Missouri drainage (40.5647, -92.6889).

UF_439129-10796. (COI: MK045041, ND1: MK045193, go to Genbank) ditto.

INHS_39054_18. (COI: MK045049, ND1: MK045201, go to Genbank) Illinois River, Illinois drainage (39.6574, -90.6245).

INHS_39054_19. (COI: MK045050, ND1: MK045202, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_438806-6740. (COI: MK045038, ND1: MK045190, go to Genbank) Red River, Red drainage (33.8611, -95.0322).

UF_438806-6741. (28S: MK036125, 5.8S: MK036208, COI: MK044957, ITS1: MK036208, ND1: MK045108, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_438806-6742. (COI: MK045039, ND1: MK045191, go to Genbank) ditto.

INHS_35320. (COI: MK045047, ND1: MK045199, go to Genbank) Rock River, Mississippi (Rock) drainage (41.9607, -89.3813).

INHS_39560. (COI: MK045048, ND1: MK045200, go to Genbank) Saline River, Ohio (Saline) drainage (37.7439, -88.3302).

UF_439204-11071. (COI: MK045042, ND1: MK045194, go to Genbank) Salt River, Mississippi River drainage (39.5556, -91.5807).

UF_439204-11072. (COI: MK045043, ND1: MK045195, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_439204-11073. (COI: MK045044, ND1: MK045196, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_439204-11074. (COI: MK045045, ND1: MK045197, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_439204-11075. (COI: MK045046, ND1: MK045198, go to Genbank) ditto.

INHS_49472. (28S: MK036126, 5.8S: MK036209, COI: MK044958, ITS1: MK036209, ND1: MK045109, go to Genbank) St. Croix River, St. Croix drainage (45.1658, -92.7578).

UF_439451-03. (COI: MK045035, ND1: MK045187, go to Genbank) St. Francis River, St. Francis drainage (35.9592, -90.0638).

UF_439451-04. (COI: MK045036, ND1: MK045188, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_439451-05. (COI: MK045037, ND1: MK045189, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_8632_1. (16S: PQ238817, go to Genbank) USA: Texas, Choctaw Creek.

INHS_41658. (28S: MK036127, 5.8S: MK036210, COI: MK044959, ITS1: MK036210, ND1: MK045110, SRA: SRR10579082, go to Genbank) Wabash River, Wabash drainage (38.2895, -87.8845).