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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!
For each valid genus, the valid species are listed, Recent taxa first. The MUSSEL Project Database is moving to a new server, with a new URL! The new address for this page will be: https://musselpdb.org/fmuotwaolcb/db.php?ty=validgen&id=182
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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini genus Obovaria Rafinesque, 1819: valid species
5 nominal genera as synonyms | Cladomics
 Obovaria arkansasensis (Lea, 1862)
4 synonyms | 3 specimens
Range: Alabama west to Texas in the Gulf Coastal Plain, and the Ozark Plateau, USA. [North America]
Genbank sequences: 16S, COI, ND1.
IUCN Red List: Vulnerable B2ab(i,iii,iv) (Obovaria jacksoniana).
Nature Serve: Freshwater Mussels G3.
Other web sites: ITIS MolluscaBase.
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Obovaria choctawensis (Athearn, 1964)
1 synonym | 0 specimens
Range: Escambia, Yellow, Choctawhatchee basins, eastern Gulf Coastal Plain, Alabama and Florida. [North America]
Genbank sequences: COI, ND1.
IUCN Red List: Near Threatened.
Nature Serve: Freshwater Mussels G2.
Other web sites: ITIS MolluscaBase.
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Obovaria haddletoni (Athearn, 1964)
1 synonym | 1 specimen
Range: Endemic to the Choctawhatchee River, eastern Gulf Coastal Plain, Alabama. [North America]
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered A2ac.
Nature Serve: Freshwater Mussels GX.
Other web sites: ITIS MolluscaBase.
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 Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820)
14 synonyms | 4 specimens
Range: Widespread in the Interior and Great Lakes basins, North America. [North America]
Genbank sequences: 16S, COI, COI M-type, COII, COII M-type, ND1.
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.
Nature Serve: Freshwater Mussels G4.
Other web sites: ITIS MolluscaBase.
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 Obovaria retusa (Lamarck, 1819)
8 synonyms | 3 specimens
Range: Ohio, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, USA. [North America]
Genbank sequences: COI, ND1.
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered A1ce+2ce.
Nature Serve: Freshwater Mussels G1.
Other web sites: ITIS MolluscaBase.
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 Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820)
22 synonyms | 8 specimens
Range: Ohio, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers as well as the central Great Lakes, Canada and USA. [North America]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1.
IUCN Red List: Endangered A4ce.
Nature Serve: Freshwater Mussels G3.
Other web sites: ITIS MolluscaBase.
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 Obovaria unicolor (Lea, 1845)
4 synonyms | 3 specimens
Range: Mississippi and Alabama, eastern Gulf Coastal Plain. [North America]
Genbank sequences: 16S, 28S, 5.8S, COI, ITS1, ND1.
IUCN Red List: Lower Risk/near threatened.
Nature Serve: Freshwater Mussels G2.
Other web sites: ITIS MolluscaBase.
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Page updated: 08:46:18 Mon 28 Jul 2025 |
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