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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Platynaias

species Platynaias decorata (Lea, 1852): specimens
     3 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Lasmigona (Platynaias) decorata — Graf & Cummings (2007)
Lasmigona decorata — Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2017), Inoue et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hata et al. (2022), Hopper et al. (2023), Perkins et al. (2025)
Platynaias decorata — FMCS (2025)

Range

Pee Dee and Wateree-Santee basins, southern Atlantic Slope basins, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA