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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 | Medionidus

species Medionidus penicillatus (Lea, 1857): specimens
     2 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Medionidus penicillatus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Anonymous (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Apalachicola and adjacent rivers, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UF_441061 (NAJ1959). (COI: OQ954343, go to Genbank) USA (30.86105 N 85.2656 W).