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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 cardium Rafinesque, 1820: specimens
     11 available nominal species synonyms (20 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Lampsilis cardiumGraf & Cummings (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Watters et al. (2009), Jadhav & Jamkhedkar (2009), Hoeh et al. (2009), ... Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Lampsilis cardium/ovataJones (2015)

Range

Widespread in the Interior, Nelson, and Great Lakes basins, North America. Introduced to the Potomac River on the Atlantic Slope.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map


Canada

specimen
USNM_84503

St. Helens Id., Montreal, Canada


unknown

specimen
ANSP_20210

[no locality available - North America]


USA

specimen
USNM_84509

Cincinnati, Ohio

specimen
USNM_84866

Cincinnati, Ohio

specimen
USNM_29958

Devil’s Lake, Lenawee Co., Mich.

specimen
UMMZ_209212

L. Winnebago, nr. Oshkosh, Wis.

specimen
UMMZ_209195

Lake Pepin, Lake City, Minnesota

specimen
UA_21020

Mackinaw River, 1.5 mi SE Colfax, Co. Rd. 3600E Mclean County, Illinois, 40.5543°, -88.57409°

specimen
UMMZ_304654

Mackinaw River, 1.5 mi SE Colfax, Co. Rd. 3600E Mclean County, Illinois, 40.5543°, -88.57409°

specimen
CM_31.6994

Potomac River, Hancock, Washington Co., Maryland

specimen
ANSP_416325

Sangamon River, Lake of the Woods, Mahomet, Champaign Co., Illinois 40.2040° N, 88.3876° W

specimen
ANSP_416325

Sangamon River, Lake of the Woods, Mahomet, Champaign Co., Illinois 40.2040° N, 88.3876° W

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers


USA

UMMZ_265707. (28S, COI) Huron River, MI

INHS_49380. (28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) St. Croix River, St. Croix drainage (46.0046, -92.4467)

ASUMZ_1829_2. (16S) USA: Arkansas, Frog Bayou