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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Amblemini | Plectomerus

species Plectomerus dombeyanus (Valenciennes in Humboldt & Bonpland, 1827): specimens
     6 available nominal species synonyms (9 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Plectomerus dombeyanus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), Campbell et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), ... FMCS (2021), Stodola et al. (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Freeman et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)

Range

Gulf Coastal Plain of eastern North America, from the Mobile Basin west to eastern Texas, and northward in the Interior Basin to Tennessee.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UF_438973-7009. (28S: MK036107, 5.8S: MK036190, COI: MK044939, ITS1: MK036190, ND1: MK045090, go to Genbank) Big Cypress Bayou, Red drainage (32.7399, -94.4417).

UAUC_52. (ND1: AY158801, go to Genbank) Black Warrior R., Hale Co., Alabama.

UAUC_2536. (16S: AY655057, COI: AY655011, ITS1: DQ383444, ND1: AY655110, go to Genbank) Coosa River, 2.7 mi downstream of Jordan Dam, Elmore Co. AL.

UF_438823-018. (28S: MK036106, 5.8S: MK036189, COI: MK044938, ITS1: MK036189, ND1: MK045089, go to Genbank) Sabine River, Sabine drainage (30.3598, -93.7513).

UF_438655. (SRA: SRR8473056, go to Genbank) USA, Alabama, Baldwin County, Tensaw Lake about 3 air miles WNW of Vaughn (31.04855, -87.8947).

JBFMC_12065_1. (16S: PQ238848, go to Genbank) USA: Louisiana, Calcasieu River.

JBFMC_12065_2. (16S: PQ238849, go to Genbank) ditto.