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

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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Toxolasma

species Toxolasma paulum (Lea, 1840): specimens
     7 available nominal species synonyms (9 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Toxolasma paulus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), Breton et al. (2011), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), Chase et al. (2018), Stewart et al. (2021)
Toxolasma paulum — Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bieler (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Toxolasma germanus — Williams et al. (2008)
Toxolasma granulatus — Williams et al. (2008)
Toxolasma minor — Breton et al. (2011)
Toxolasma germanum — Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Toxolasma granulatum — Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Apalachicola River east to peninsular Florida, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA