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species Uniomerus carolinianus (Bosc, 1801): specimens

12 available nominal species synonyms (17 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Uniomerus caroliniana — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2012)
Uniomerus carolinianus — Bogan (2010), Williams et al. (2011), ITIS (2012), Williams et al. (2014), Jones (2015), ... FMCS (2021), Neemuchwala et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Uniomerus carolinensis [sic] — Campbell & Lydeard (2012)
Uniomerus obesus — ITIS (2012)

Range

Southern Atlantic Slope, peninsular Florida, and the Ochlockonee Basin, USA. (North America: NA3 NA4)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Uniomerus carolinianus

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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USNM_85373
Bissels Pond, Charlotte, N.C.
type
Unio bisselianus Lea, 1867

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USNM_85715
St. Johns R., Fla.
lectotype
Unio blandingianus Lea, 1834

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USNM_85532
Little Ocmulgee R., Georgia
type
Unio cicur Lea, 1861

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USNM_85383
Oconee R., near Athens, Georgia
type
Unio hebes Lea, 1852

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USNM_85326
Abbeville District, SC
holotype
Unio ineptus Lea, 1852

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USNM_85374
Sink of Noonan’s Lake, Fla.
lectotype
Unio jewettii Lea, 1867

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USNM_85366
Little Ogeechee, Georgia
lectotype
Unio obesus Lea, 1831

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MCZ_169278
Everglades of Florida
lectotype
Unio paludicolus Gould, 1845

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USNM_85713
Everglades, Florida
cotype
Unio paludicolus Gould, 1845

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USNM_85380
Catawba R., N.C.
type
Unio pawensis Lea, 1868

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ANSP_41411
Tampa, Fla.
type
Unio rivicolus Conrad, 1868

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USNM_85376
Roanoke R., Weldon, N.C.
type
Unio squalidus Lea, 1863

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers

USA

UF_438215. (SRA: SRX13980282, go to GenBank) USA, North Carolina, Columbus County, Big Creek on Bella Coola Rd public park and ramp near jct with Lake Waccamaw (34.2907, -78.47244).

GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced

wuspCOX01. (COI: HQ153528, go to GenBank)

wuspCOX02. (COI: HQ153529, go to GenBank)

wuspCOX03. (COI: HQ153530, go to GenBank)

wuspCOX04. (COI: HQ153531, go to GenBank)

wuspCOX05. (COI: HQ153532, go to GenBank)

wuspCOX06. (COI: HQ153533, go to GenBank)

wuspCOX09. (COI: HQ153536, go to GenBank)

wuspCOX55. (COI: HQ153582, go to GenBank)

wuspCOX56. (COI: HQ153583, go to GenBank)

wuspCOX57. (COI: HQ153584, go to GenBank)

wuspCOX58. (COI: HQ153585, go to GenBank)

wuspCOX60. (COI: HQ153587, go to GenBank)