WoRMS taxon details
Anodonta oregonensis I. Lea, 1838
857229 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:857229)
accepted
Species
Anodon cognata A. A. Gould, 1850 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Beringiana oregonensis (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Brachyanodon oregonensis (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Margarita (Anodonta) oregonensis (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted
Margaron (Anodonta) oregonensis (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted
Lea, I. (1838). Description of new freshwater and land shells. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> new ser., 6: 1-154, plates 1-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26881423
page(s): 80, pl. 21, fig. 67 [details]
page(s): 80, pl. 21, fig. 67 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Anodonta oregonensis I. Lea, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=857229 on 2026-10-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Lea, I. (1838). Description of new freshwater and land shells. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> new ser., 6: 1-154, plates 1-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26881423
page(s): 80, pl. 21, fig. 67 [details]
original description (of Anodon cognata A. A. Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 294. [details]
basis of record Chong, J. P.; Brim Box, J. C.; Howard, J. K.; Wolf, D.; Myers, T. L.; Mock, K. E. (2008). Three deeply divided lineages of the freshwater mussel genus Anodonta in western North America. <em>Conservation Genetics.</em> 9 (5): 1303-1309. [details]
page(s): 80, pl. 21, fig. 67 [details]
original description (of Anodon cognata A. A. Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 294. [details]
basis of record Chong, J. P.; Brim Box, J. C.; Howard, J. K.; Wolf, D.; Myers, T. L.; Mock, K. E. (2008). Three deeply divided lineages of the freshwater mussel genus Anodonta in western North America. <em>Conservation Genetics.</em> 9 (5): 1303-1309. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Cummings, K. S., Graf, D. L., Pfeiffer, J. M. & Tiemann, J. S. (2025). <i>Freshwater mussels of Central America</i>. CRC Press. 508 pp. ISBN 9781032323176. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003314448
page(s): 403 [details]
page(s): 403 [details]
Other
additional source
Abbott, R. T. (1955). The Titian R. Peale Shell Collection. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 68(4): 123-127, pl. 4, figs. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516606
page(s): 126 [details]
page(s): 126 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Oregon floater | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 41166)
To Barcode of Life (69 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anodonta oregonensis)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Anodonta oregonensis I. Lea, 1838 United States, Washington, Skagit County, Beaver ...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anodon cognata Holotype USNM 5931) (from synonym Anodon cognata A. A. Gould, 1850)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86432 Exterior)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86432 Interior)
To Barcode of Life (69 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Anodonta oregonensis)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Anodonta oregonensis I. Lea, 1838 United States, Washington, Skagit County, Beaver ...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anodon cognata Holotype USNM 5931) (from synonym Anodon cognata A. A. Gould, 1850)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86432 Exterior)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86432 Interior)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Unreviewed
