WoRMS taxon details
Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
857222 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:857222)
accepted
Species
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata (Say, 1818) · unaccepted
Alasmidonta (Rugifera) marginata (Say, 1818) · unaccepted
Alasmidonta (Rugifera) truncata (B. H. Wright, 1898) · unaccepted
Alasmidonta marginata susquehannae Ortmann, 1919 · unaccepted
Alasmidonta scriptum (Rafinesque, 1831) · unaccepted
Alasmidonta truncata (B. H. Wright, 1898) · unaccepted
Alasmodonta marginata Say, 1818 · unaccepted (subsequent misspelling of...)
subsequent misspelling of original genus name, Alasmidonta Say, 1818
Alasmodonta truncata (B. H. Wright, 1898) · unaccepted (subsequent misspelling of...)
subsequent misspelling of original genus name, Alasmidonta Say, 1818; junior synonym
Decurambis marginata (Say, 1818) · unaccepted
Decurambis scriptum Rafinesque, 1831 · unaccepted
Margarita (Margaritana) marginata (Say, 1818) · unaccepted
Margaritana marginata (Say, 1818) · unaccepted
Margaritana marginata var. truncata B. H. Wright, 1898 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Margaron (Margaritana) marginata (Say, 1818) · unaccepted
Mya rugulosus W. Wood, 1828 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Unio calceolus sciotincola De Gregorio, 1914 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Alasmidonta marginata atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831) accepted as Alasmidonta atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831)
- Subspecies Alasmidonta marginata susquehannae Ortmann, 1919 accepted as Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
Say, T. (1818). Description of a new genus of fresh water bivalve shells. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1(2): 459-460 , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24680739
page(s): 459 [details]
page(s): 459 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=857222 on 2025-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Say, T. (1818). Description of a new genus of fresh water bivalve shells. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1(2): 459-460 , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24680739
page(s): 459 [details]
original description (of Margaritana marginata var. truncata B. H. Wright, 1898) Wright, B. H. (1898). New varieties of Unionidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 11(11): 123-124., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1774693
page(s): 124 [details]
basis of record Williams, J. D., Bogan, A. E. & Garner, J. T. (2008). Freshwater mussels of Alabama and the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. <em>University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.</em> 908 pp. [details]
basis of record Fox, W. J. (1901). The locality of Say's type of <i>Alasmidonta marginata</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(4): 47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738428 [details]
page(s): 459 [details]
original description (of Margaritana marginata var. truncata B. H. Wright, 1898) Wright, B. H. (1898). New varieties of Unionidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 11(11): 123-124., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1774693
page(s): 124 [details]
basis of record Williams, J. D., Bogan, A. E. & Garner, J. T. (2008). Freshwater mussels of Alabama and the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. <em>University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.</em> 908 pp. [details]
basis of record Fox, W. J. (1901). The locality of Say's type of <i>Alasmidonta marginata</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(4): 47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738428 [details]
Other
additional source
Branson, B. A. (1966). <i>Alasmidonta marginata</i> and <i>Ptychobranchus fasciolaris</i> in Kansas. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 80(1): 21-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518628 [details]
additional source InvertEBase. (2015). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org). [details]
additional source Simpson, C. T. (1901). <i>Alasmidonta marginata</i> Say. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(2): 16-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738395 [details]
additional source InvertEBase. (2015). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org). [details]
additional source Simpson, C. T. (1901). <i>Alasmidonta marginata</i> Say. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 15(2): 16-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1738395 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Conchology (Alasmidonta marginata)
To Conchology (Alasmidonta marginata)
To Conchology (Alasmidonta marginata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alasmidonta marginata)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 150545 Margaritana marginata truncata Lectotype) (from synonym Margaritana marginata var. truncata B. H. Wright, 1898)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 273835 Alasmidonta marginata exterior photo)
To Conchology (Alasmidonta marginata)
To Conchology (Alasmidonta marginata)
To Conchology (Alasmidonta marginata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alasmidonta marginata)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 150545 Margaritana marginata truncata Lectotype) (from synonym Margaritana marginata var. truncata B. H. Wright, 1898)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 273835 Alasmidonta marginata exterior photo)
