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

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species Pleurobema athearni Gangloff, Williams & Feminella, 2006: synonymy
     0 specimens + 1 Genbank voucher

Pleurobema athearni Gangloff et al., 2006
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).

Pleurobema athearniGraf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Campbell et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ... Inoue et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)

Pleurobema georgianum Campbell et al., 2005
‘Lea’ Campbell et al., 2005. Invert. Biol. 124(2): 154. [in part]

Pleurobema athearniCampbell et al. (2008), Campbell & Lydeard (2012), Inoue et al. (2018)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Pleurobema athearniGraf & Cummings (2007), Campbell et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ... Inoue et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)

 
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