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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 | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema

species Pleurobema perovatum (Conrad, 1834): specimens
     11 available nominal species synonyms (13 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Pleurobema perovatum — Graf & Cummings (2007), Burdick & White (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Campbell et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), ... FMCS (2021), Morrison et al. (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)
Pleurobema johannis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012)
Pleurobema flavidulum — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012)
Pleurobema nux — ITIS (2012)
Pleurobema similans [sic] — ITIS (2012)

Range

Mobile Basin, eastern Gulf Coastal Plain, USA. Extinct.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

unknown

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_1640. (COI: AY613838, ND1: AY613811, go to Genbank) Alabam River, Sturdivant Creek, Hwy 10 2.4 mi E Awin, Wilcox Co. AL.