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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 | Pleurobemini | Pleuronaia

species Pleuronaia dolabelloides (Lea, 1840): specimens
     9 available nominal species synonyms (13 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Lexingtonia dolabelloides — Graf & Cummings (2007), Manendo et al. (2008), Cummings & Graf (2010), Klymus et al. (2020)
Pleuronaia dolabelloides — Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), IUCN (2012), Campbell & Lydeard (2012), Campbell & Lydeard (2012), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Schilling et al. (2025)
Lexingtonia dolabelloides dolabelloides — ITIS (2012)
Lexingtonia dolabelloides conradi — ITIS (2012)
Pleuronaia sp. cf. dolabelloides — Schilling et al. (2025)

Range

Tennessee River, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_2819. (COI: AY613827, ND1: AY655106, go to Genbank) Duck River, Lillard Mill Dam, RM 179, Marshall Co. TN.

UAUC_3148. (16S: AY655051, ND1: AY613798, go to Genbank) Elk River, RM 105.5 Dickey Bridge, Lincoln Co. TN.

UAUC_1488. (COI: AY655004, go to Genbank) USA, Alabama, Colbert County, Tennessee River, Bear Ck. downstream of Rock Ck. confluence and Natchez Trace Pkwy (34.650, -88.100).