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species Pustulosa kleiniana (Lea, 1852): specimens
3 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Quadrula kleiniana — Bogan (2010), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)
Rotundaria kleiniana — Campbell & Lydeard (2012), Campbell & Lydeard (2012)
Amphinaias kleiniana — ITIS (2013)
Cyclonaias kleiniana — Williams et al. (2017), Johnson et al. (2018), Lopes-Lima et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)
Pustulosa kleiniana — Neemuchwala et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)

Range

In the Suwannee River Basin of southern Georgia and northern Florida, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

USA

USNM_84041
Suwanee R., Fla.

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_564. (16S: AF232783, COI: AF232808, ND1: AY158795, go to Genbank) New R., Union/Bradford Co., Florida.

UAUC_567. (16S: AF232784, COI: AF232809, go to Genbank) New River Suwannee Drainage, Florida.

UF_438023. (SRA: SRR17818392, go to Genbank) USA, Florida, Lafayette County, Suwannee River at Branford, FL, LDB just below spring inflow (29.95472, -82.92897).

UF_438023 (QkleSuw013). (5.8S: MH362650, COI: MH633648, ITS1: MH362650, ND1: MH633600, go to Genbank) ditto.

UF_439065 (QkleSuw018). (5.8S: MH362596, COI: MH633640, ITS1: MH362596, ND1: MH633592, go to Genbank) USA, Florida, Suwannee County, Suwannee River, 3.8 rkm downstream of Branford boat ramp (29.9239, -82.92542).

UF_438626 (QkleSuw004). (5.8S: MH362466, COI: MH633614, ITS1: MH362466, ND1: MH633566, go to Genbank) USA, Florida, Suwannee/Hamilton County, Suwannee River at boat ramp in Suwannee River Music Campground Park off US 129 (30.4064, -82.9484).

UF_438472 (QkleSuw011). (5.8S: MH362660, COI: MH633654, ITS1: MH362660, ND1: MH633606, go to Genbank) USA, Florida, Union/Alachua County, Santa Fe River on State Hwy 121, S of Worthington Springs (29.92199, -82.42658).