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species Ligumia recta (Lamarck, 1819): specimens

8 available nominal species synonyms (11 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Ligumia recta — Graf & Cummings (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Jadhav & Jamkhedkar (2009), ... Hnytka et al. (2022), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Ptychobranchus fasciolaris — Watters et al. (2009)
Ligumia latissima — ITIS (2012)

Range

Widespread in the Interior, Nelson, Great Lakes and eastern Gulf Coastal Plain basins, North America. Introduced to the Atlantic Slope via the Erie Canal. (North America: NA1 NA2 NA3 NA4)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Ligumia recta

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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ANSP_20212
Ohio River
lectotype
Unio latissima Rafinesque, 1820

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ANSP_42392
Huron River, Mich.
type
Unio leprosus Miles, 1861

Other Specimens by Country | show by collection

1 Specimens from [blank]

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MPM_19553
Miss. River 5-10 miles above Prairie du Chien near the Iowa shore [Wisconsin, USA]

2 Specimens from USA

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USNM_25247
Detroit R., Michigan

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MNHN_MPL_0016
Habite le Lac Erié. Michaud. [Lives in Lake Erie. Michaud]

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_89. (16S: AY655053, 16S: AF385134, COI: AF385110, go to GenBank) Ohio River, near Louisville, Jefferson Co. KY.

UF_438249-6274. (28S: MK036097, COI: MK044929, ITS1, 5.8S: MK036180, ND1: MK045080, go to GenBank) Ohio River, Ohio drainage (39.0953, -84.5081).

UMMZ_265711. (28S: DQ191423, COI: AF156516, go to GenBank) Snake River, Mora, MN.

INHS_79831. (28S: MK036099, COI: MK044931, ITS1, 5.8S: MK036182, ND1: MK045082, go to GenBank) St. Croix River, St. Croix drainage (45.7246, -92.8499).

INHS_49383. (28S: MK036098, COI: MK044930, ITS1, 5.8S: MK036181, ND1: MK045081, go to GenBank) St. Croix River, St. Croix drainage (46.0046, -92.4467).

GenBank Vouchers Not Yet Georeferenced

MMTC_9. (COI: GU085299, go to GenBank)

Mp_2718_Lrec2. (ND1: GU085355, go to GenBank)