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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Potamilus

species Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819): specimens
     7 available nominal species synonyms (11 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Potamilus purpuratus — Graf & Cummings (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ... Smith & Johnson (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Leptodea fragilis — Williams et al. (2008)
Potamilus purpurata — Smith et al. (2019)

Range

Western Gulf Coastal Plain and Ozark Plateau, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UF_441141-002. (28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) Colorado River, Colorado drainage (31.4831, -99.0306)

UF_438562-6544. (28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) Frio River, Nueces drainage (28.4868, -98.2387)

UF_439527-PpurMob107. (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439527-PpurMob108. (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439527-PpurMob109. (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439527-PpurMob110. (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439527-PpurMob111. (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439527-PpurMob112. (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439527-PpurMob113. (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439527-PpurMob114. (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439527-PpurMob115. (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439527-PpurMob116. (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439527-PpurMob117. (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439527-PpurMob118. (COI, ND1) USA, Alabama, Shelby County, Living River Preserve, picnic area (33.16938, -87.02185)

UF_439453-PpurAmi043. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.40467, -90.95933)

UF_439453-PpurAmi044. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.40467, -90.95933)

UF_439453-PpurAmi045. (COI, ITS1, ND1, SRA) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.40467, -90.95933)

UF_439453-PpurAmi046. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.40467, -90.95933)

UF_439453-PpurAmi047. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.40467, -90.95933)

UF_439454-PpurAmi048. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.41718, -90.9643)

UF_439454-PpurAmi049. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.41718, -90.9643)

UF_439454-PpurAmi050. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.41718, -90.9643)

UF_439454-PpurAmi051. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.41718, -90.9643)

UF_439452-PpurAmi038. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.42666, -90.98211)

UF_439452-PpurAmi039. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.42666, -90.98211)

UF_439452-PpurAmi040. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.42666, -90.98211)

UF_439452-PpurAmi041. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.42666, -90.98211)

UF_439452-PpurAmi042. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Amite River (30.42666, -90.98211)

UF_439145-9905. (28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Bogue Chitto River near Lock 2 (30.62254, -89.87655)

UF_439145-9906. (28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Bogue Chitto River near Lock 2 (30.62254, -89.87655)

UF_439145-PpurPrl022. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Bogue Chitto River near Lock 2 (30.62254, -89.87655)

UF_439145-PpurPrl025. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Bogue Chitto River near Lock 2 (30.62254, -89.87655)

UF_439145-PpurPrl026. (COI, ITS1, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Bogue Chitto River near Lock 2 (30.62254, -89.87655)

UF_439456-PpurPrl052. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.464601, -89.771283)

UF_439456-PpurPrl053. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.464601, -89.771283)

UF_439456-PpurPrl059. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.464601, -89.771283)

UF_439456-PpurPrl060. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.464601, -89.771283)

UF_439456-PpurPrl061. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.464601, -89.771283)

UF_439456-PpurPrl062. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.464601, -89.771283)

UF_439456-PpurPrl063. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.464601, -89.771283)

UF_439458-PpurPrl064. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.486114, -89.785241)

UF_439459-PpurPrl065. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.505994, -89.800447)

UF_439459-PpurPrl066. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.505994, -89.800447)

UF_439459-PpurPrl067. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.505994, -89.800447)

UF_439459-PpurPrl068. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.505994, -89.800447)

UF_439459-PpurPrl069. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.505994, -89.800447)

UF_439457-PpurPrl054. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.627042, -89.867122)

UF_439457-PpurPrl055. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.627042, -89.867122)

UF_439457-PpurPrl056. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.627042, -89.867122)

UF_439457-PpurPrl057. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.627042, -89.867122)

UF_439457-PpurPrl058. (COI, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Pearl River (30.627042, -89.867122)

UF_439510-PpurPas097. (COI, ND1) USA, Mississippi, George County, Pascagoula River about 18 miles north of Vancleave, MS (30.798523, -88.70623)

UF_439510-PpurPas098. (COI, ND1) USA, Mississippi, George County, Pascagoula River about 18 miles north of Vancleave, MS (30.798523, -88.70623)

UF_439510-PpurPas099. (COI, ND1) USA, Mississippi, George County, Pascagoula River about 18 miles north of Vancleave, MS (30.798523, -88.70623)

UF_439510-PpurPas100. (COI, ND1) USA, Mississippi, George County, Pascagoula River about 18 miles north of Vancleave, MS (30.798523, -88.70623)

UF_439510-PpurPas101. (COI, ITS1, ND1) USA, Mississippi, George County, Pascagoula River about 18 miles north of Vancleave, MS (30.798523, -88.70623)

UF_439510-PpurPas102. (COI, ND1) USA, Mississippi, George County, Pascagoula River about 18 miles north of Vancleave, MS (30.798523, -88.70623)

UF_439510-PpurPas103. (COI, ND1) USA, Mississippi, George County, Pascagoula River about 18 miles north of Vancleave, MS (30.798523, -88.70623)

UF_438434-PpurPas001. (COI, ND1) USA, Mississippi, Jackson County, Pascagoula River at mouth of Big Black Creek (30.65106, -88.64469)

UF_439460. (16S) USA: Texas, Neches River