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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Quadrulini | Quadrulina | Pustulosa

species Pustulosa kieneriana (Lea, 1852): specimens
     3 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Amphinaias asperata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010)
Quadrula asperata — Zhou et al. (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), ITIS (2012), Szumowski et al. (2012), Haag (2012)
Amphinaias archeri — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010)
Quadrula kieneriana — Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Szumowski et al. (2012)
Amphinaias keineriana [sic] — ITIS (2013)
Cyclonaias kieneriana — Williams et al. (2017), Lopes-Lima et al. (2019), Bieler (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Cyclonaias asperata — Williams et al. (2017), Johnson et al. (2018), Hauck et al. (2023)
Cyclonaias archeri — Williams et al. (2017), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)
Cyclonaias pustulosa — Lopes-Lima et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Pustulosa kieneriana — Neemuchwala et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)

Range

Coosa River basin, Alabama and Georgia, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_784. (ND1: AY158758, go to Genbank) Alabama R., Wilcox Co., Alabama.

UAUC_792. (ND1: AY158757, go to Genbank) Alabama R.,Wilcox Co., Alabama.

UAUC_2503. (ND1: AY158806, go to Genbank) Coosa R., Elmore Co., Alabama.

UAUC_333. (ND1: AY158779, go to Genbank) Coosawattee R., Gordon-Murray Co., Georgia.

UAUC_334. (16S: AY655076, ND1: AY158769, go to Genbank) Coosawattee River, 2.5 mi upstream from Hwy 225 bridge, Gordon Co. GA.

UAUC_2712. (ND1: AY158768, go to Genbank) Sucarnoochie Ck., Kemper Co., Mississippi.

UF_438660. (SRA: SRR17818403, go to Genbank) USA, Alabama, Dallas County, Bogue Chitto Creek about 400 m above AL Hwy 22 crossing (32.31001, -87.27863).

UF_438660 (QaspAla001). (5.8S: MH362453, COI: MH633608, ITS1: MH362453, ND1: MH633560, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_438660 (QaspAla002). (5.8S: MH362454, COI: MH633609, ITS1: MH362454, ND1: MH633561, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_438236 (QaspAla006). (5.8S: MH362462, COI: MH633611, ITS1: MH362462, ND1: MH633563, go to Genbank) USA, Alabama, Monroe County, Alabama River at RM 71, first bend in river downstream of Claiborne Lock & Dam; UTM Zone 16 3496668E, 447857N (31.603941, -87.54968).

UF_438236 (QaspAla007). (5.8S: MH362463, COI: MH633612, ITS1: MH362463, ND1: MH633564, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_438236 (QaspAla008). (5.8S: MH362464, COI: MH633613, ITS1: MH362464, ND1: MH633565, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_438211 (QaspAla012). (5.8S: MH362661, COI: MH633655, ITS1: MH362661, ND1: MH633607, go to Genbank) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Cahaba River at "Gate Shoals," 1.8 air miles NNW of Marvel, AL (33.17005, -87.01675).