Decurambis atropurpureum

Object Details

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
31 Dec 2024
Specimen Count
4
Collector
B. H. Wright
Microhabitat Description
Freshwater
River Basin
Cumberland River
Place
Cumberland River, South Fork, Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
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Invertebrate Zoology
Mollusca
Published Name
Decurambis atropurpureum Rafinesque, 1831
Alasmidonta atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831)
Alasmidonta raveneliana (Lea, 1834)
Accepted Name
Alasmidonta atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831)
Data Source
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
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. 326 1-101.
Type Status
Neotype
Preparation
Dry
Record ID
nmnhinvertebratezoology_377519
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3beff8c47-afd6-4923-bee9-b52b54e98db9

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