Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Margaritiferidae | Margaritiferinae | Margaritifera

species Margaritifera falcata (Gould, 1850): specimens

2 available nominal species synonyms (3 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Margaritifera falcataGraf & Cummings (2007), Araujo et al. (2009), Chong et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Hoy et al. (2010), ... Chen et al. (2025), FMCS (2025), Chen et al. (2025), Moorkens et al. (2026), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Margaritifera (s.s.) falcataBolotov et al. (2016)

Range

Pacific drainages from California north to Alaska, western North America; also from the upper Missouri River in Montana. (North America: NA2 NA5)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Margaritifera falcata

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot USNM_5929A
USNM_5929A
Walla Walla, Wash. Ter.
type
Alasmodon falcata Gould, 1850

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers


USA

Mp_2741_105BearCreek. (COI: DQ272374, go to GenBank) Bear Creek, Lake Washington Drainage, Washington.

Mp_2741_107BearCreek. (COI: DQ272375, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_2741_188CedarCreek. (COI: DQ272378, go to GenBank) Cedar Creek, Lewis River, Columbia River Drainage, Washington.

Mp_2741_189CedarCreek. (COI: DQ272382, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_2741_197NasonCreek. (COI: DQ272383, go to GenBank) Nason Creek, Wenatchee River, Columbia River Drainage, Washington.

Mp_2741_157PilchuckCreek. (COI: DQ272376, go to GenBank) Pilchuck Creek, Stillaguamish River Drainage, Washington.

Mp_2741_158PilchuckCreek. (COI: DQ272377, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_2741_177YakimaRiver. (COI: DQ272381, go to GenBank) Upper Yakima River, Columbia River Drainage, Washington.

Mp_2741_182YakimaRiver. (COI: DQ272380, go to GenBank) ditto.

Mp_2741_183YakimaRiver. (COI: DQ272379, go to GenBank) ditto.

GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced

ANSP_339339. (28S: U82349, go to GenBank)

MAFA1. (COI: OP498298, go to GenBank)

MCZ_DNA100670. (18S: AY579098, 28S: AY579114, COI: AY579126, H3: AY579138, go to GenBank)

MCZ_DNA100671. (18S: AY579099, 28S: AY579115, H3: AY579139, go to GenBank)

MCZ_DNA100699. (16S: AY579084, 18S: AY579100, 28S: AY579116, COI: AY579127, H3: AY579140, go to GenBank)

MCZ_DNA100844. (16S: AY579085, 18S: AY579101, 28S: AY579117, COI: AY579128, H3: AY579141, go to GenBank)

RMBH_biv_0287_1. (SRA: SRX18065920, go to GenBank)

RMBH_biv_299_10. (mtGenome: OP749924, SRA: SRX18065921, go to GenBank)