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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 | 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), ... Porto-Hannes et al. (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)
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: KF035388, go to Genbank) Black River, Lawrence/Randolph Co., AR (35.9800, -91.1625).

ASUMZ_20060626.09.2 (Oo17_Black). (COI: KF035243, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20080801BR.01.1 (Oo14_Black). (COI: KF035241, ND1: KF035386, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20080801BR.01.2 (Oo15_Black). (COI: KF035242, ND1: KF035387, go to Genbank) ditto.

Mp_2654_Ooliv. (16S: AF232787, COI: AF232812, go to Genbank) Mississippi River, Missouri.

Mp_3528_Oo18_Ohio. (COI: KF035244, go to Genbank) Ohio River, Livingston Co., KY (37.1433, -88.4078).

Mp_2667_H1797. (COI: EF033267, COII: EF033287, go to Genbank) St. Croix River at Interstate Park, near Taylors Falls, Chisago County, Minnesota/Polk County, Wisconsin.

Mp_2667_H1797g. (COI M-type: EF033306, COII M-type: EF033326, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20051020.01.1 (Oo01_White). (COI: KF035229, ND1: KF035373, go to Genbank) White River, Monroe Co., AR (34.6812, -91.3145).

ASUMZ_20051020.01.10 (Oo10_White). (COI: KF035238, ND1: KF035382, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20051020.01.11 (Oo11_White). (ND1: KF035383, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20051020.01.12 (Oo12_White). (COI: KF035239, ND1: KF035384, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20051020.01.13 (Oo13_White). (COI: KF035240, ND1: KF035385, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20051020.01.2 (Oo02_White). (COI: KF035230, ND1: KF035374, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20051020.01.3 (Oo03_White). (COI: KF035231, ND1: KF035375, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20051020.01.4 (Oo04_White). (COI: KF035232, ND1: KF035376, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20051020.01.5 (Oo05_White). (COI: KF035233, ND1: KF035377, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20051020.01.6 (Oo06_White). (COI: KF035234, ND1: KF035378, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20051020.01.7 (Oo07_White). (COI: KF035235, ND1: KF035379, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20051020.01.8 (Oo08_White). (COI: KF035236, ND1: KF035380, go to Genbank) ditto.

ASUMZ_20051020.01.9 (Oo09_White). (COI: KF035237, ND1: KF035381, go to Genbank) ditto.