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species Platynaias subviridis (Conrad, 1835): specimens

7 available nominal species synonyms (13 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridisGraf & Cummings (2007)
Lasmigona subviridisWilliams et al. (2008), Manendo et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ... Wu et al. (2021), Stewart et al. (2021), Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Perkins et al. (2025)
Platynaias subviridisFMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Disjunct distribution in the upper Ohio and Atlantic Slope basins, from the Hudson River south to South Carolina, as well as the Apalachicola River, USA. Introduced to the Great Lakes via the Erie Canal. (North America: NA2 NA3 NA4)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Platynaias subviridis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot USNM_86139
USNM_86139
Neuse R., Raleigh, N. Carolina
holotype
Unio pertenuis Lea, 1863

image of lot USNM_85240
USNM_85240
Abbeville District, SC
figured type
Unio pygmaeus Lea, 1852

image of lot USNM_86133
USNM_86133
Juniata River, near Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
holotype
Unio tappanianus Lea, 1838

GenBank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.