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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 | Epioblasma

species Epioblasma capsaeformis (Lea, 1834): specimens
     1 available nominal species synonym (2 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Epioblasma capsaeformis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Zanatta & Murphy (2008), Bogan (2010), Jones & Neves (2010), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_2006. (ND1: AY094382, go to Genbank) ditto.

UAUC_2720. (ND1: AY094379, go to Genbank) ditto.

UAUC_2776. (ND1: AY094380, go to Genbank) ditto.

UAUC_1527. (16S: AY655037, COI: AY094372, ND1: AY094381, go to Genbank) Duck River, Lillard Mill Dam, RM 179, Marshall Co. TN.