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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!

Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Atlanticoncha

species Atlanticoncha ochracea (Say, 1817): specimens
     7 available nominal species synonyms (10 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Leptodea ochracea — Graf & Cummings (2007), Kneeland & Rhymer (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2012), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), Jones (2015), Williams et al. (2017), Smith et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Lampsilis ochracea — ITIS (2012)
Lampsilis cariosa — IUCN (2017)
Atlanticoncha ochracea — Smith et al. (2020), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)

Range

Widespread on the Atlantic Slope, North America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UF_438217-6173. (28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) Lake Waccamaw, Waccamaw drainage (34.3166, -78.5239)

UF_438217-6176. (28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) Lake Waccamaw, Waccamaw drainage (34.3166, -78.5239)

UF_438217. (SRA) USA, North Carolina, Columbus County, Lake Waccamaw (NW shore) off Lakeshore Drive at Dale's Seafood Restaurant (34.31664, -78.52392)