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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!

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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini

genus Truncilla Rafinesque, 1819: species
     2 available nominal genus synonyms (4 total synonyms) | cladomics

Truncilla cognata (Lea, 1860)
syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (11 + 23 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Rio Grande basin,Texas and Mexico. (North America)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1, other, SRA
NatureServe: G1
other links: MolluscaBase

Truncilla donaciformis (Lea, 1828)
syonymy (3 available, 6 total) | specimens (2 + 34 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Widespread in the Interior and Great Lakes basins, also present in the western Gulf Coastal Plain, North America. (North America)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1, other, SRA
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

Truncilla macrodon (Lea, 1859)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (1 + 53 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Western Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas. (North America)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1, other, SRA
NatureServe: G1
other links: MolluscaBase

Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820
syonymy (9 available, 13 total) | specimens (5 + 54 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Widespread in the Interior and Great Lakes basins, as well as the western Gulf Coastal Plain, North America. (North America)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1, SRA
NatureServe: G5
other links: MolluscaBase

 
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