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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Obovaria

species Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820): specimens
     5 available nominal species synonyms (14 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Obovaria olivaria — Graf & Cummings (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), Porto-Hannes et al. (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivaria — Campbell & Lydeard (2012)
Pseudoon olivarium — Campbell & Lydeard (2012)

Range

Widespread in the Interior and Great Lakes basins, North America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

unknown

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

ASUMZ_20060626.09.1 (Oo16_Black). (ND1) Black River, Lawrence/Randolph Co., AR (35.9800, -91.1625)

ASUMZ_20060626.09.2 (Oo17_Black). (COI) Black River, Lawrence/Randolph Co., AR (35.9800, -91.1625)

ASUMZ_20080801BR.01.1 (Oo14_Black). (COI, ND1) Black River, Lawrence/Randolph Co., AR (35.9800, -91.1625)

ASUMZ_20080801BR.01.2 (Oo15_Black). (COI, ND1) Black River, Lawrence/Randolph Co., AR (35.9800, -91.1625)

Mp_2654_Ooliv. (16S, COI) Mississippi River, Missouri

Mp_3528_Oo18_Ohio. (COI) Ohio River, Livingston Co., KY (37.1433, -88.4078)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.1 (Oo01_White). (COI, ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.10 (Oo10_White). (COI, ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.11 (Oo11_White). (ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.12 (Oo12_White). (COI, ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.13 (Oo13_White). (COI, ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.2 (Oo02_White). (COI, ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.3 (Oo03_White). (COI, ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.4 (Oo04_White). (COI, ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.5 (Oo05_White). (COI, ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.6 (Oo06_White). (COI, ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.7 (Oo07_White). (COI, ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.8 (Oo08_White). (COI, ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)

ASUMZ_20051020.01.9 (Oo09_White). (COI, ND1) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145)