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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 | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Quadrulini | Quadrulina | Theliderma

species Theliderma metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820): specimens
     4 available nominal species synonyms (11 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Theliderma metanevra — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), Campbell & Lydeard (2012), Roe & Boyer (2015), Williams et al. (2017), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Neemuchwala et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)
Theliderma tuberosa — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010)
Quadrula metanevra — 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), Inoue et al. (2018)
Quadrula tuberosa — ITIS (2012)

Range

Widespread in the Interior and Mobile basin, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_1128. (ND1: AY158802, go to Genbank) Cahaba R., Dallas Co., Alabama.

UAUC_42. (ND1: AY158771, go to Genbank) Elk R., Limestone Co., Alabama.

UAUC_145. (16S: AF232798, COI: AF232823, ND1: AY158789, go to Genbank) Ohio R., Henderson Co., Kentucky.

UAUC_954. (ND1: AY158803, go to Genbank) Tennessee R., Hardin Co., Tennessee.

UF_439158. (SRA: SRR17818399, go to Genbank) USA, Ohio, Wood County, Ohio River; Buckley Island backchannel (39.3912312, -81.4209442).

UF_439158 (QmetOhi005). (5.8S: MH362620, COI: MH633646, ITS1: MH362620, ND1: MH633598, go to Genbank) ditto.