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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 | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pyganodon

species Pyganodon cataracta (Say, 1817): specimens
     12 available nominal species synonyms (19 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Pyganodon cataracta — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cyr et al. (2007), Zanatta et al. (2007), Kneeland & Rhymer (2007), Williams et al. (2008), ... Stewart et al. (2021), Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)
Pyganodon cataracta marginata — Watters et al. (2009)
Anodonta cataracta — ITIS (2012)
Anodonta cataracta marginata — ITIS (2012)

Range

New Brunswick, Canada south to the Altamaha River, Georgia, USA; and in the Apalachicola River, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

unknown

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

CIIMAR_BIV5834. (16S: MZ519054, 28S: MZ519291, COI: MZ512214, go to Genbank) U.S.A.