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
Thu 22 January 2026
Publication IUCN (1996): summary
Full Citation
IUCN. 1996. IUCN Red List. Available electronically.
Taxonomic Opinions
Actinonaias pectorosa (Conrad, 1834) = Ortmanniana pectorosa
Amblema neislerii I. Lea, 1858
Amphinaias asperata (Lea, 1861) = Pustulosa kieneriana
Amphinaias couchiana (Lea, 1860) = Quadrula couchiana
Amphinaias houstonensis (Lea, 1859) = Pustulosa pustulosa
There are 74 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.
Amphinaias refulgens (Lea, 1868) = Pustulosa pustulosa
Castalia martensi Thewing, 1891 [sic]
Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820)
Cyprogenia stegaria (Rafinesque, 1820)
Diplodon dunkerianus Lea, 1857 = Diplodon ellipticus
Diplodon expansus (Kuester, 1856) = Diplodon multistriatus
Diplodon fontaineanus [sic] Orbigny, 1835 = Diplodon fontainianus
Diplodon pfeifferi Dunker, 1819 [sic]
Disconaias salinasensis Simpson, 1908 = Disconaias fimbriata
Dromus dromas (Lea, 1834)
Ellipsaria lineolata (Rafinesque, 1820)
Elliptio ahenea I. Lea, 1843
Elliptio congaraea (Lea, 1831)
Elliptio dariensis I. Lea, 1842
Elliptio lanceolata I. Lea, 1828
Elliptio shepardiana I. Lea, 1834
Elliptio steinstansana R.I. Johnson & Clarke, 1983 = Parvaspina steinstansana
Epioblasma metastriata (Conrad, 1840)
Fusconaia askewi (Marsh, 1896)
Fusconaia escambia Clench & Turner, 1956
Fusconaia infucata (Conrad, 1834) = Pustulosa infucata
Fusconaia masoni (Conrad, 1834)
Hemistena lata (Rafinesque, 1820)
Lampsilis bracteata (Gould, 1855)
Lampsilis dolabraeformis I. Lea, 1838
Lampsilis fullerkati R.I. Johnson, 1984 = Lampsilis radiata
Lampsilis higginsii (Lea, 1857)
Lampsilis perovalis (Conrad, 1834) = Hamiota perovalis
Lampsilis powellii I. Lea, 1852
Lampsilis satura I. Lea, 1852
Lampsilis virescens (Lea, 1858)
Lasmigona complanata alabamensis Clarke, 1985 = Pterosyna alabamensis
Lasmigona compressa I. Lea, 1829 = Platynaias compressa
Lasmigona decorata I. Lea, 1852 = Platynaias decorata
Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) = Potamilus leptodon
Lexingtonia subplana (Conrad, 1837) = Fusconaia masoni
Ligumia nasuta (Say, 1817) = Sagittunio nasutus
Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Margaritifera margaritifera durrovensis (Phillips, 1928) = Margaritifera margaritifera
Medionidus acutissimus I. Lea, 1831
Medionidus conradicus I. Lea, 1834
Obovaria retusa (Lamarck, 1819)
Obovaria unicolor I. Lea, 1845
Plethobasus cooperianus (Lea, 1834)
Pleurobema clava (Lamarck, 1819)
Pleurobema collina (Conrad, 1837) = Parvaspina collina
Pleurobema cordatum (Rafinesque, 1820)
Pleurobema furvum (Conrad, 1834) = Pleurobema rubellum
Pleurobema georgianum I. Lea, 1841
Pleurobema gibberum I. Lea, 1838 = Pleuronaia gibber
Pleurobema marshalli Frierson, 1927
Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834)
Pleurobema plenum (Lea, 1840)
Pleurobema riddellii I. Lea, 1861
Pleurobema rubrum (Rafinesque, 1820) = Pleurobema sintoxia
Popenaias popeii I. Lea, 1857
Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)
Potamilus amphichaenus Frierson, 1898
Potamilus inflatus I. Lea, 1831
Ptychobranchus occidentalis (Conrad, 1836)
Ptychobranchus subtentum (Say, 1825) = Ptychobranchus subtentus
Quadrula fragosa (Conrad, 1835)
Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820)
Strophitus subvexus Conrad, 1834 = Pseudodontoideus subvexus
Theliderma sparsa (Lea, 1841)
Theliderma stapes (Lea, 1831)
Theliderma tuberosa (Lea, 1840) = Theliderma metanevra
Unio cariei Germain, 1919 = Coelatura aegyptiaca
Unio turtoni B.C. Payraudeau, 1826 = Unio mancus
