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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!


Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini

genus Pleuronaia Frierson, 1927: species
     1 available nominal genus synonym (3 total synonyms) | cladomics

Pleuronaia barnesiana (Lea, 1838)
syonymy (15 available, 24 total) | specimens (15 + 2 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, USA. (North America)
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
NatureServe: G2
other links: MolluscaBase

Pleuronaia dolabelloides (Lea, 1840)
syonymy (9 available, 13 total) | specimens (6 + 3 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Tennessee River, USA. (North America)
Genbank sequences: 16S, COI, ITS1, ND1
IUCN Red List: Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)
NatureServe: G2
other links: MolluscaBase

Pleuronaia gibber (Lea, 1838)
syonymy (1 available, 2 total) | specimens (1 + 2 Genbank vouchers)
Range: Cumberland River, Tennessee, USA. (North America)
Genbank sequences: 16S, COI, ITS1, ND1
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered A1ce+2ce, B1+2c (Pleurobema gibberum)
NatureServe: G1
other links: MolluscaBase

Pleuronaia neomexicana (Stanton, 1916) (Cretaceous)
syonymy (1 available, 1 total) | specimens (0)
Range: Cretaceous, North America.
other links: MolluscaBase

 
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