Decurambis atropurpureum

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Object Details

Collector

B. H. Wright

Microhabitat Description

Freshwater

River Basin

Cumberland River

Notes

This lot was designated as a Neotype but it contains 2 specimens. 1 of these specimens was figured in the neotype designation (Clarke, 1981 - attached). The other specimen in the lot matches the measurements given for the neotype. It is ambiguous which specimen Clarke intended to designate as the neotype.

Paratypes recat. # 783317

Record Last Modified

20 Feb 2025

Specimen Count

Other Numbers

removed to : 783317

USNM Number

150522

Type Citation

Clarke, A. H. 1981. The Tribe Alasmidontini (Unionidae: Anodontinae), Part 1: Pegias, Alasmidonta and Arcidens. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 326 : 1-101.

Type Status

Neotype

Preparation

Dry

Place

Cumberland River, South Fork, Fentress County, Tennessee, United States

Published Name

Decurambis atropurpureum Rafinesque, 1831

Alasmidonta atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831)

Alasmidonta raveneliana (Lea, 1834)

Accepted Name

Alasmidonta atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831)

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Invertebrate Zoology

Mollusca

Data Source

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3beff8c47-afd6-4923-bee9-b52b54e98db9

Record ID

nmnhinvertebratezoology_377519