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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pterosyna

species Pterosyna complanata (Barnes, 1823): specimens
     4 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Lasmigona (s.s.) complanata — Graf & Cummings (2007)
Lasmigona complanata — Zanatta et al. (2007), Tiemann et al. (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Chong et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), ... Hou et al. (2024), Perkins et al. (2025), Hou et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025), Wu et al. (2026)
Lasmigona complanata complanata — ITIS (2012), McMurray et al. (2012)
Pterosyna complanata — FMCS (2025)
Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanata — Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Widespread in the Interior, Nelson, Great Lakes and the Gulf Coastal Plain west of the Mobile Basin, North America.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

unknown

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Canada

NEFC_B19-229. (mtGenome: OM736871, go to Genbank) La Salle River, Manitoba.