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Thu 3 September 2025

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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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species Pterosyna alabamensis Clarke, 1985: specimens
     1 available nominal species synonym (2 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Lasmigona alabamensisWilliams et al. (2008), Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)
Lasmigona complanata alabamensisWatters et al. (2009), ITIS (2012)
Lasmigona alabamaensis [sic]Bogan (2010)
Pterosyna alabamensisFMCS (2025)

Range

Endemic to the Mobile Basin on the Gulf Coastal Plain, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

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USA

specimen
USNM_809996

Coosa River, (Alabama River Dr.), H. Neely Henry Lake, Calhoun Co., Alabama