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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Truncilla

species Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820: specimens
     9 available nominal species synonyms (13 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Truncilla truncata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Jadhav & Jamkhedkar (2009), ... FMCS (2021), Wu et al. (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Saxon et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023)
Truncilla trincata [sic] — Soliman et al. (2016)

Range

Widespread in the Interior and Great Lakes basins, as well as the western Gulf Coastal Plain, North America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UF_438976-7025. (28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) Big Cypress Bayou, Red drainage (32.7399, -94.4417)

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW01. (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW02. (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW03. (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW04. (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW05. (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW07. (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW09. (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW10. (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

Mp_4338_Ttru_CPW11. (COI) Chippewa R., near Montevideo Park, Minnesota

Mp_2660_Ttru. (16S, ND1) Mississippi River, Hannibal, Marion Co. MO

ASUMZ_1341 (Ttru_OUA08). (COI) Ouachita R., downstream of Hooker Hole, Morehouse/Union Cos., Louisiana

ASUMZ_1341 (Ttru_OUA09). (COI) Ouachita R., downstream of Hooker Hole, Morehouse/Union Cos., Louisiana

ASUMZ_1341 (Ttru_OUA10). (COI) Ouachita R., downstream of Hooker Hole, Morehouse/Union Cos., Louisiana

ASUMZ_1349 (Ttru_OUA17). (COI) Ouachita R., upstream confluence with Ecore Fabre Bayou, Ouachita Co., Arkansas

ASUMZ_1349 (Ttru_OUA18). (COI) Ouachita R., upstream confluence with Ecore Fabre Bayou, Ouachita Co., Arkansas

ASUMZ_1349 (Ttru_OUA19). (COI) Ouachita R., upstream confluence with Ecore Fabre Bayou, Ouachita Co., Arkansas

JBFMC_8575-1 (Ttru_RED28). (COI) Red R., downstream of Co. Rd. 3340 bridge, Red River Co., Texas

JBFMC_8575-2 (Ttru_RED29). (COI) Red R., downstream of Co. Rd. 3340 bridge, Red River Co., Texas

JBFMC_8575-3 (Ttru_RED30). (COI) Red R., downstream of Co. Rd. 3340 bridge, Red River Co., Texas

JBFMC_8565-1 (Ttru_RED17). (COI) Red R., downstream of Co. Rd. D4615, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma

JBFMC_8560-2 (Ttru_RED12). (COI) Red R., downstream of Little River NWR access, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma

JBFMC_8568-1 (Ttru_RED18). (COI) Red R., downstream of Possum Ford Bend, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma

JBFMC_8568-3 (Ttru_RED20). (COI) Red R., downstream of Possum Ford Bend, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma

JBFMC_8568-4 (Ttru_RED21). (COI) Red R., downstream of Possum Ford Bend, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma

JBFMC_8645-1 (Ttru_RED31). (COI) Red R., Pine Creek at CR45500 bridge, Lamar Co., Texas

JBFMC_8645-2 (Ttru_RED32). (COI) Red R., Pine Creek at CR45500 bridge, Lamar Co., Texas

JBFMC_8645-3 (Ttru_RED33). (COI) Red R., Pine Creek at CR45500 bridge, Lamar Co., Texas

JBFMC_8657-1 (Ttru_RED34). (COI) Red R., Pine Creek at CR45500 bridge, Lamar Co., Texas

JBFMC_8300-10 (Ttru_SAB11). (COI) Sabine R., downstream of State Park HWY (FM14), Smith/Wood Cos., Texas

JBFMC_8300-12 (Ttru_SAB13). (COI) Sabine R., downstream of State Park HWY (FM14), Smith/Wood Cos., Texas

JBFMC_8300-17 (Ttru_SAB18). (COI) Sabine R., downstream of State Park HWY (FM14), Smith/Wood Cos., Texas

JBFMC_8300-7 (Ttru_SAB08). (COI) Sabine R., downstream of State Park HWY (FM14), Smith/Wood Cos., Texas

ASU_1253-1. (28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) Saline River, Ouachita drainage (33.3456, -91.9828)

UMMZ_265705. (28S, COI) St. Joseph River, Berrien Springs, MI

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN03). (COI) Tennessee R., Colbert/Lauderdale Cos., Alabama

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN05). (COI) Tennessee R., Colbert/Lauderdale Cos., Alabama

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN06). (COI) Tennessee R., Colbert/Lauderdale Cos., Alabama

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN07). (COI) Tennessee R., Colbert/Lauderdale Cos., Alabama

NCSM_45883 (Ttru_TEN08). (COI) Tennessee R., Colbert/Lauderdale Cos., Alabama

JBFMC_8525-1 (Ttru_TRI01). (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8525-2 (Ttru_TRI02). (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8525-3 (Ttru_TRI03). (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8525-4 (Ttru_TRI04). (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8525-5 (Ttru_TRI05). (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8525-6 (Ttru_TRI06). (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8525-7 (Ttru_TRI07). (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8525-8 (Ttru_TRI08). (COI) Trinity R., downstream of Grapevine Lake, Tarrant Co., Texas

JBFMC_8575_1. (16S) USA: Texas, Red River

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI01). (COI) White R., upstream of confluence Caney Creek Ditch, Lawrence Co., Arkansas

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI02). (COI) White R., upstream of confluence Caney Creek Ditch, Lawrence Co., Arkansas

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI03). (COI) White R., upstream of confluence Caney Creek Ditch, Lawrence Co., Arkansas

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI04). (COI) White R., upstream of confluence Caney Creek Ditch, Lawrence Co., Arkansas

ASUMZ_1340 (Ttru_WHI05). (COI) White R., upstream of confluence Caney Creek Ditch, Lawrence Co., Arkansas