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Thu 3 September 2025

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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genus Ligodonta Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan in Perkins et al., 2025: species
     1 available nominal genus synonym (2 total synonyms) | cladomics

Ligodonta obscura Perkins, DeVilbiss & Whelan in Perkins et al., 2025
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (1 + 19 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Endemic to the Pee Dee Basin, North Carolina, USA. (North America)
Genbank sequences: 18S, COI, ITS1, ND1
other links: MolluscaBase

 
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