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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema

species Pleurobema pyriforme (Lea, 1857): specimens
     9 available nominal species synonyms (10 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Pleurobema pyriforme — Graf & Cummings (2007), Burdick & White (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Anonymous (2008), Campbell et al. (2008), ... Inoue et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Pleurobema perovatum — Williams et al. (2008), IUCN (2012)

Range

From the Apalachicola River in Alabama and Georgia to peninsular Florida, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

Mp_2660_A29. (COI, ND1) Chipola River, Big Creek, Houston Co. AL

UF_441228. (COI, ITS1) USA, Georgia, Macon County, Flint River at Montezuma Bluff Natural Area boat landing, ~4 km N of Montezuma, GA (32.3365, -84.0299)