MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Mon 2 March 2026
Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pyganodon cataracta
nominal species Anodonta excurvata De Kay, 1843
Anodonta excurvata De Kay, 1843 = Pyganodon cataracta
De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 202, pl. 17, fig. 233.
Taxonomic Opinions
+ Pyganodon cataracta (Say, 1817) — Williams et al., 2008: 633.
+ Pyganodon cataracta (Say) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997: 98.
+ Anodonta cataracta Say, 1817 — Burch, 1975: 163.
+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) cataracta cataracta Say, 1817 — R.I. Johnson, 1970: 356.
+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) implicata Say, 1829 — Haas, 1969: 368.
+ Anodonta (Pyganodon) implicata Say, 1829 — Frierson, 1927: 16.
+ Anodonta implicata Say, 1829 — Simpson, 1914: 392.
+ Anodonta implicata Say, 1829 — Simpson, 1900: 633.
= Anodonta excurvata DeKay — B.H. Wright, 1888: [6].
+ Margaron (Anodonta) implicata (Say) — Lea, 1870: 80.
= Anodonta excurvata Dekay — Conrad, 1853: 264.
+ Margaron (Anodonta) implicata (Say) — Lea, 1852: 50.
