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species Anodonta californiensis Lea, 1852: specimens

4 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta californiensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Chong et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011), ... Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024), FMCS (2025), Cummings et al. (2025)
Anodonta dejecta — Graf & Cummings (2007), Chong et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Mock et al. (2013)
Pyganodon grandis — Williams et al. (2008)
Pyganodon grandis grandis — Watters et al. (2009)
Anodonta nuttalliana — IUCN (2016)

Range

California and east to the Great Basin, USA, south into Mexico.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Anodonta californiensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Mexico

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USNM_894268
Casas Grandes River, Zaragoza, at road crossing (Ford) to school

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USNM_894268
Casas Grandes River, Zaragoza, at road crossing (Ford) to school

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USNM_631878
Mexico, Chihuahua, Colonia Juarez, Rio Pedras Verdes

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USNM_86376
Pilotada, Chihuahua, Mexico

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USNM_86400
Pilotada, Chihuahua, Mexico

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USNM_86400
Pilotada, Chihuahua, Mexico

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FMNH_55049
Rio Piedras Verdes, near Colonia, Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

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USNM_892842
Rio Sirupa, upstream from Madera Road bridge, Chihuahua, Mexico

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USNM_1152159
Rio Sirupa, upstream from Madera Road bridge, Station L80-92

TMYERS_009. Laguna El Fresnal, Guzman Basin, Chihuahua, Mexico

USA

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USNM_30721
Arkansas River ?

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MCZ_187290
Boundary Survey - Texas

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USNM_86393
Colo. R., Calif.

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USNM_130171
Colorado R., Mexican Boundary, Station 204

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USNM_130451
Salt Creek, W side of Colorado Desert, near Mexico line, USA. 100 Ft Below Sea Level.

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USNM_130173
San Bernadino Ranch Boundary line between Arizona & Mexico

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USNM_130173
San Bernadino Ranch Boundary line between Arizona & Mexico

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USNM_610313
San Bernadino Ranch, Arizona, boundary between Ariz. and Mexico

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USNM_610313
San Bernadino Ranch, Arizona, boundary between Ariz. and Mexico

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USNM_610313
San Bernadino Ranch, Arizona, boundary between Ariz. and Mexico

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USNM_892838
United States: Arizona; Apache County; East Fork Black River, in side channel, 1.8 mi upstream from Buffalo crossing junction. T5N, R28E, Sec. 36

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USNM_892843
United States: Arizona; Apache County; West Fork Black River, Road 25 crossing. T4N R28E, Sec 11.

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USNM_892841
United States: Arizona; Apache County; West Fork Black River, Road 25 crossing. T4N R28E, Sec 11.

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USNM_130170
United States: Arizona: near San Bernadino Ranch

MCZ_247226. (near Fort Clark) Rancho San Bernardino, Mexican Boundary line, Arizona

MCZ_79763. Above Dos Palmas, Colorado Desert, California

USNM_272304. Babocomari River at Huachuca Siding, Arizona 31.636145, -110.490272

MCZ_161905. Colo. R., Calif.

USNM_7072. Colorado Desert near Carriso Creek “Colorado Desert, Teriary Strat 'A Drift, Near Carriso Creek”

USNM_128802. Colorado Desert, on Mexico- California boundary between Salton River and New River at Monument 219

USNM_128801. Colorado River, at mouth

UMMZ_64081. Floor of Colorado Desert, Riverside Co., California

USNM_519291. Imperial Valley, Colorado Desert, Indio, California

ANSP_94250. Imperial Valley, Colorado Desert, Indio, California

USNM_128812. New River (Colorado Desert) at Laguna Station, San Diego Co., California.

USNM_128817. New River (Colorado Desert) at Laguna Station, San Diego Co., California.

ANSP_112129. Old mill dam near Tu…

UMMZ_103244. Rancho San Bernardino, Mexican Boundary line

UMMZ_300635. Rancho San Bernardino, Mexican Boundary line

USNM_129973. San Bernardino Ranch, Arizona

ANSP_112128. Santa Cruz River, above Congress St. bridge, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

LACM_1980.95.1. United States: Arizona; Apache County; Three Forks, W tributary of East Fork Black River

USNM_894305. United States: Arizona; Gila County; Black River, Black River crossing

LACM_1968.258.1. United States: Arizona; Gila County; Black River, Black River crossing

LACM_1967.201.1. United States: Arizona; Gila County; Black River, Tick Flats

LACM_1968.257.1. United States: Arizona; Navajo County; Black River, Military Crossing

LACM_126304. United States: California; Imperial County; New River, Calexico

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

Mp_2668_Acal_ABR. (COI: EU327356, go to Genbank) Black River, Arizona.