MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
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Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Fri 13 February 2026
Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema athearni
nominal species Pleurobema athearni Gangloff et al., 2006
Pleurobema athearni Gangloff et al., 2006 = Pleurobema athearni
Gangloff et al., 2006. Zootaxa 1118: 46, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_1078388, Alabama, St. Clair County, Big Canoe Creek, ~1 km downstream of St. Clair County Road 36 near mouth of Mukleroy Creek (33°50'13''N, 86°16'55.5''W).
Taxonomic Opinions
= Pleurobema athearni Gangloff, Williams & Feminella, 2006 — FMCS, 2025: [5].
= Pleurobema athearni (Gangloff, Williams, and Feminella, 2006) — Hopper et al., 2023.
= Pleurobema athearni Gangloff, Williams & Feminella, 2006 — Graf & Cummings, 2021: 19.
= Pleurobema athearni Gangloff, Williams & Feminella, 2006 — FMCS, 2021: [5].
= Pleurobema athearni — Inoue et al., 2018: Table S2.
= Pleurobema athearni Gangloff, Williams, and Feminella, 2006 — Williams et al., 2017: 41.
= Pleurobema athearni Gangloff et al., 2006 — Campbell & Lydeard, 2012: 29.
= Pleurobema athearni — Haag, 2012: 72.
= Pleurobema athearni Gangloff, Williams & Feminella, 2006 — IUCN, 2012: [web].
= Pleurobema athearni Gangloff, Williams & Feminella, 2006 — Bogan, 2010: [web].
= Pleurobema athearni — Cummings & Graf, 2010: 377.
= Pleurobema athearni Gangloff Williams and Feminella, 2006 — Williams et al., 2008: 505.
= Pleurobema athearni Gangloff et al., 2006 — Campbell et al., 2008: 718.
= Pleurobema athearni Gangloff, Williams & Feminella, 2006 — Graf & Cummings, 2007: 307.
