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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 | Anodontoides

species Anodontoides denigratus (Lea, 1852): specimens
     5 available nominal species synonyms (6 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Anodontoides ferussacianus — Watters et al. (2009)
Anodontoides denigrata — Bogan (2010), Williams et al. (2014), Williams et al. (2017), Whelan et al. (2023), Smith et al. (2023), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)
Anodontoides argenteus — Bogan & Raley (2013)
Anodontoides ferussacianus cf. denigrata — Smith et al. (2018)
Anodontoides denigratus — Graf & Cummings (2021), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)

Range

Cumberland River, Kentucky and Tennessee, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

CIIMAR_BIV5818. (16S: MZ519040, 28S: MZ519277, COI: MZ512200, go to Genbank) U.S.A.

UF_438162.AdenCum001. (5.8S: MG199891, COI: MG199637, ITS1: MG199891, ND1: MG199764, go to Genbank) USA, Kentucky, Whitley County, Mud Creek 2.1 miles below Carpenter Hollow confluence (36.61645, -84.02003).

UF_438162.AdenCum002. (5.8S: MG199892, COI: MG199638, ITS1: MG199892, ND1: MG199765, go to Genbank) ditto.