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

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Potamilus

species Potamilus metnecktayi R.I. Johnson, 1998: specimens
     1 available nominal species synonym (2 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Potamilus metnecktayi — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), Breton et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2017), ... FMCS (2021), Czaja et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Cummings et al. (2025)

Range

Rio Grande Basin, Texas and Mexico.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

Mexico

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Mexico

UF_438911-6813. (28S: MK036123, 5.8S: MK036206, COI: MK044955, ITS1: MK036206, ND1: MK045106, go to Genbank) Rio Grande River, Rio Grande drainage (29.802, -102.1372).

UF_438911-6814. (28S: MK036122, 5.8S: MK036205, COI: MK044954, ITS1: MK036205, ND1: MK045105, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_438911-6816. (28S: MK036124, 5.8S: MK036207, COI: MK044956, ITS1: MK036207, ND1: MK045107, go to Genbank) ditto.

USA

UF_438911. (SRA: SRR10579070, go to Genbank) USA, Texas, Terrell County, Rio Grande, 1200 m downstream of Drydens Crossing (29.801988, -102.13723).