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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 | Anodontina | Brachyanodon

species Brachyanodon oregonensis (Lea, 1838): specimens
     2 available nominal species synonyms

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta oregonensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Chong et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), ... Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)
Brachyanodon oregonensis — Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Washington south to northern California, east into the Great Basin, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

Mp_2741_102LakeSamm. (COI: DQ272362, go to Genbank) Lake Sammamish, Lake Washington Drainage, Washington.

UAUC_3169. (ND1: AY655087, go to Genbank) Lake Washington at Magnuson Park, Seattle, King Co., WA.

Mp_2741_98Ozette. (COI: DQ272359, go to Genbank) Ozette Lake, Ozette River Drainage, Washington.

Mp_2741_201PleasurePoint. (COI: DQ272361, go to Genbank) Pleasure Point, Lake Washington Drainage, Washington.

Mp_2741_188SandPoint. (COI: DQ272360, go to Genbank) Sand Point, Lake Washington Drainage, Washington.

Mp_2741_152SewardPark. (COI: DQ272364, go to Genbank) Seward Park, Lake Washington Drainage, Washington.

Mp_2741_153SewardPark. (COI: DQ272363, go to Genbank) ditto.