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species Pustulosa nodulata (Rafinesque, 1820): specimens
2 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Amphinaias nodulata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011)
Quadrula nodulata — Tiemann et al. (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Boyer et al. (2011), ITIS (2012), Szumowski et al. (2012), Haag (2012), McMurray et al. (2012)
Cyclonaias nodulata — Williams et al. (2017), Burlakova et al. (2018), Johnson et al. (2018), Lopes-Lima et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)
Pustulosa nodulata — Neemuchwala et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)

Range

Widespread in the Interior Basin and the western Gulf Coastal Plain, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

USA

USNM_84200
Cincinnati, Ohio

ANSP_20225
Kentucky River

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_2592. (ND1: AY158756, go to Genbank) Mississippi R., Marion Co., Missouri.

UAUC_2595. (ND1: AY158755, go to Genbank) Neches R.,TylerCo.,Texas.

UF_439202. (SRA: SRR17818390, go to Genbank) USA, Missouri, Ralls County, Salt River approximately 2.0 river miles downstream of Clarence Cannon Dam (39.5254, -91.609).

UF_439202 (QnodSal021). (COI: MH362114, ND1: MH361771, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_439202 (QnodSal022). (COI: MH362115, ND1: MH361772, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_439202 (QnodSal023). (5.8S: MH362648, COI: MH362116, ITS1: MH362648, ND1: MH361773, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_439202 (QnodSal024). (COI: MH362117, ND1: MH361774, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_439202 (QnodSal025). (COI: MH362118, ND1: MH361775, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_439180 (QmorRed050). (COI: MH362105, ND1: MH361762, go to Genbank) USA, Texas, Marion County, Big Cypress Bayou (just downstream from Hwy 59, near Jefferson, TX) (32.739928, -94.441666).

UF_439197 (QnodNec017). (COI: MH362112, ND1: MH361769, go to Genbank) USA, Texas, Tyler County, Neches River, backwater near mouth of oxbow (30.659012, -94.170894).

UF_439197 (QnodNec019). (COI: MH362113, ND1: MH361770, go to Genbank) ditto.

JBFMC_12104_1. (16S: PQ238844, go to Genbank) USA: Louisiana, Bayou Pierre.