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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Potamilus fragilis

Genbank Accession KT285687 (ITS1): voucher & citations
     Potamilus fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820)

Voucher/Isolate Data

UF_441212. USA, Texas, Robertson County, Brazos River at FM 485, west of Highway 6 (30.8676502, -96.6956368).

Associated Genbank Accessions: 5.8S: KT285687, COI: KT285643, ITS1: KT285687

Taxonomic Opinions/Usage

• Potamilus fragilis — Keogh et al. (2021)
• Leptodea fragilis — Burlakova et al. (2019)
• Leptodea fragilis — Keogh & Simons (2019)
• Leptodea fragilis — Pfeiffer et al. (2016)