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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 | Lampsilis

species Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823): specimens
     7 available nominal species synonyms (14 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Lampsilis siliquoidea — Graf & Cummings (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Serb & Barnhart (2008), Manendo et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), ... Chen et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024)
Lampsilis radiata luteola — Watters et al. (2009)
Lampsilis siliquoideus — Porto-Hannes et al. (2019), Keogh et al. (2021), Dai et al. (2025)

Range

Widespread in the Interior, Nelson and Great Lakes basins, south into western Gulf Coastal drainages, North America. Introduced to the Atlantic Slope via the Erie canal.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

Canada

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_882. (16S, COI, ND1) Douglas Lake, Cheboygan Co., Michigan

UMMZ_265709a. (COI) Huron River, below dam, MI

UMMZ_265709b. (COI) Huron River, below dam, MI

JFBM_22440_1. (COI) Pomme de Terre (Upper Mississippi) (45.17964, -96.07845)

JFBM_22440_2 (SK17011). (5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) Pomme de Terre River, Swift Co. MN (45.17964, -96.07845)