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species Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818: specimens

7 available nominal species synonyms (11 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Alasmidonta marginata — Williams et al. (2008), Chong et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Jadhav & Jamkhedkar (2009), Hoeh et al. (2009), ... Hopper et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2025), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025), Chen et al. (2025)
Alasmidonta sp. — Araujo et al. (2018)

Range

Widespread in the Interior Basin, including the Great Lakes, USA and Canada. Introduced to the Hudson River via the Erie Canal, although assumed to be native to the Susquehanna. (North America: NA2 NA3)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Alasmidonta marginata

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot CM_61.4679
CM_61.4679
Susquehanna River, Selins Grove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
lectotype
Alasmidonta susquehannae Ortmann, 1919

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UMMZ_209183
Red Cedar R., Chetek, Wis.
type
Alasmidonta variabilis F.C. Baker, 1928

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USNM_150545
Clinch R., Va.
lectotype
Margaritana truncata B.H. Wright, 1898

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers

USA

UMMZ_265695. (28S: AF400688, COI: AF156502, go to GenBank) Huron River, Ann Arbor, MI.

GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced

Mp_2718_Amar1. (ND1: GU085335, go to GenBank)

Mp_2718_Amar2. (ND1: GU085336, go to GenBank)