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species Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820): specimens
12 available nominal species synonyms (21 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Fusconaia flava — Graf & Cummings (2007), Burdick & White (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), ... Morrison et al. (2021), Hnytka et al. (2022), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), Freeman et al. (2025)
Fusconaia hebetata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), Campbell & Lydeard (2012), Burlakova et al. (2012)
Fusconaia “askewi” — Burlakova et al. (2012)
Fusconaia undata — ITIS (2012)

Range

Widespread in the Interior, Great Lakes and Nelson River basins, as well as the western Gulf Coastal Plain, North America. Introduced to the Atlantic Slope via the Erie Canal.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

USA

CM_61.4513 “Big Bend” Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania	USNM_272249 Cache R., Nemo, Craighead, Ark	FMNH_22816 Cache River, at Nemo, Craighead Co., Arkansas
FMNH_22816 Cache River, at Nemo, Craighead Co., Arkansas	USNM_84556 Cincinnati, Ohio	UMMZ_209194 Lake Pepin, Lake City, Minnesota
ANSP_416333 Lone Tree Creek, 5 mi S Gibson City, Champaign Co., Illinois 40.3691° N, 88.3803° W	ANSP_416333 Lone Tree Creek, 5 mi S Gibson City, Champaign Co., Illinois 40.3691° N, 88.3803° W	USNM_84629 Louisville, KY
ANSP_20247 Riv. Kentucky	ANSP_20230 small creeks in Kentucky

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_2864. (ND1) Big Sunflower River, end of FS Rd 717A, N of Green Ash/Greentree Reeservoir. 6 mi E of Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co. MS

UMMZ_265702. (COI) Grand River, MI

UAUC_146. (16S, COI, ITS1, ND1) Ohio River, Rosewood Bend, RM 625, Harris Co. IN, Jefferson Co. KY

UF_375436_1. (5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Grant Parish, Gray Creek in Kisatchie National Forest, on Brime Road, at 2.5 Mi. SW of Bentley. (31.489898, -92.518157)

UF_375436_2. (16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1) USA, Louisiana, Grant Parish, Gray Creek in Kisatchie National Forest, on Brime Road, at 2.5 Mi. SW of Bentley. (31.489898, -92.518157)

UF_375436_3. (5.8S, COI, ITS1) USA, Louisiana, Grant Parish, Gray Creek in Kisatchie National Forest, on Brime Road, at 2.5 Mi. SW of Bentley. (31.489898, -92.518157)

UF_375436_4. (5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) USA, Louisiana, Grant Parish, Gray Creek in Kisatchie National Forest, on Brime Road, at 2.5 Mi. SW of Bentley. (31.489898, -92.518157)

UF_439077_5. (5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Bogue Chitto River near Lock 2 (30.62254, -89.87655)

UF_439077_6. (5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) USA, Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish, Bogue Chitto River near Lock 2 (30.62254, -89.87655)

UF_438975_10. (5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) USA, Texas, Marion County, Big Cypress Bayou (just downstream from Hwy 59, near Jefferson, TX) (32.739928, -94.441666)

UF_438975_8. (5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) USA, Texas, Marion County, Big Cypress Bayou (just downstream from Hwy 59, near Jefferson, TX) (32.739928, -94.441666)

UF_438975_9. (5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1) USA, Texas, Marion County, Big Cypress Bayou (just downstream from Hwy 59, near Jefferson, TX) (32.739928, -94.441666)