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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 | Lemiox

species Lemiox rimosus (Rafinesque, 1831): specimens
     2 available nominal species synonyms (3 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Lemiox rimosus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), ... Smith et al. (2019), Klymus et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)

Range

Endemic to the Tennessee River System, above Muscle Shoals, eastern North America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_1528. (COI, ND1) Duck River at Lillard Mill Dam, Marshall Co. TN

Mp_3951_Lrim1. (28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) Duck River, Duck drainage (35.5859, -86.7874)

Mp_3951_Lrim2. (28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) Duck River, Duck drainage (35.5859, -86.7874)

Mp_2660_Lrim. (16S) Duck River, TN