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The database currently contains 11,284 species and subspecies (as of March 2023).
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Bivalvia (Mussels, Clams, Oysters etc.)

 

Order: Ostreoida

Family: Ostreidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Crassostrea sikamea (Amemiya, 1928) Kumamoto oyster (rediscovered) Japan Rediscovered Access

 

 

Order: Pholadomyoida

Family: Clavagellidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Bryopa lata Broderip, 1834 - (rediscovered) Gulf of Mannar, India Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Pandoridae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Verpa penis Linnaeus, 1758 Penis clam (rediscovered) Singapore Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Pholadomyidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Pholadomya candida Sowerby, 1823 - (rediscovered) South America Rediscovered Access

 

 

Order: Unionoida

Family: Hyriidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Hyridella glenelgensis (Dennant, 1898) Glenelg freshwater mussel - Crawford River, Victoria, Australia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Iridinidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Aspatharia divaricata (von Martens, 1897) - 1898 Lake Victoria, eastern Africa Extinct Access
Chambardia letourneuxi Servain, 1890 - Early 1900's Lower Nile, Egypt Extinct Access

 

Family: Margaritiferidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Margaritifera auricularia Spengler, 1793 Spengler's freshwater mussel (rediscovered) France & Spain Rediscovered Access
Margaritifera homsensis (Lea, 1865)   (rediscovered) Turkey Rediscovered Access
Margaritifera marocana (Pallary, 1918) - (rediscovered) Morocco Rediscovered Access
Pseudunio flabellatiformis (Grigorovich-Beresovskiy, 1915)   Late Pleistocene Moldova & Ukraine Extinct Access

 

Family: Mycetopodidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Anodontites moricandii (Lea, 1860) - ? Bahia state, Brazil Extinct Access

 

Family: Unionidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Alasmidonta mccordi Athearn, 1964 Coosa elktoe pre-1965 Coosa River, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA Extinct Access
Alasmidonta robusta Clarke, 1981 Carolina elktoe 1800's Long Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Extinct Access
Alasmidonta wrightiana (Walker, 1901) Ochlockonee arcmussel 1931 Ochlockonee River, Florida, USA Extinct Access
Alasmidonta sp. nov. 'Etowah River' - - ? Etowah River, Georgia, USA Extinct Access
Anodonta dejecta Lewis, 1875 Woebegone floater 1922? California, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
Coelatura essoensis (Chaper, 1885)   1935 Côte d'Ivoire Missing Access
Coelatura rothschildi (Neuville & Anthony, 1906) - 1980's Lake Turkana, Kenya (northern) Extinct Access
Contradens fultoni Haas, 1930 - ? Việt Nam (Vietnam) Extinct Access
Ctenodesma borneensis (Issel, 1874)   - Borneo Rediscovered Access
Cuneopsis demangei Haas, 1929 - 1929 Da River, Phu Tho Province, Việt Nam (Vietnam) Extinct Access
Elliptio nigella (I. Lea, 1852) Recovery pearly mussel, Winged spike (rediscovered) Apalachicola river system, Georgia, USA Rediscovered Access
Epioblasma arcaeformis (I. Lea, 1831) Arc-form pearly mussel, Sugarspoon c.1940 Alabama, Kentucky & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma biemarginata (I. Lea, 1857) Angled riffleshell 1970 Alabama, Kentucky & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma cincinnatiensis I. Lea, 1840 Cincinnati riffleshell, Ohio riffleshell 50-90 years ago Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma curtisii Frierson and Utterback, 1916 Curtis pearlymussel, Curtis' pearlymussel 1990 (1994?) Arkansas & Missouri, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma flexuosa (Rafinesque, 1820) Arcuate Pearly Mussel, Leafshell, Northern Leafshell 1900 Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma florentina (I. Lea, 1857) Yellow blossom (pearly mussel)  ? Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee & Virginia, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma gubernaculum (Reeve, 1865) Green blossom pearly mussel, Green riffle shell 1984 Tennessee & Virginia, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma haysiana (I. Lea, 1834) Acorn pearly mussel, Acornshell 1970's Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee & Virginia, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma lenior (I. Lea, 1842) Narrow catspaw, Stone's pearly mussel 1965 Alabama & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma lewisii (Walker, 1910) Lewis’ pearly mussel, Forkshell pre-1960 Alabama, Kentucky & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma metastriata (Conrad, 1838) Upland combshell 1988 Alabama, Georgia & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma obliquata (Rafinesque, 1820) Purple cat's paw pearlymussel (rediscovered) USA Rediscovered Access
Epioblasma othcaloogensis (I. Lea, 1857) Southern acornshell, Southern acorn riffle shell 1974 Alabama, Georgia & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma perobliqua (Conrad, 1836) White catspaw, White cat's paw pearly mussel 1993 Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan & Ohio, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma personata Say, 1829 Fine-rayed pearly mussel, Round snuffbox, Round combshell 1924 Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, [Oklahoma?] & Ohio, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma propinqua (I. Lea, 1857) Nearby pearly mussel, Tennessee riffleshell 1901 Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma sampsonii I. Lea, 1861 Sampson's naiad, Sampson's pearly mussel, Sampson's riffleshell, Wabash riffleshell pre-1950 Illinois, Indiana & Kentucky, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma stewardsonii (Lea, 1852) Cumberland leafshell, Steward's pearlymussel ? Alabama, Kentucky & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma torulosa (Rafinesque, 1820) Tubercled Blossom (pearly mussel), Turberculed riffle shell ? Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
Epioblasma turgidula Lea, 1858 Turgid blossom, Turgid blossom pearly mussel, Turgid riffleshell, Turgid-blossom naiad ? Alabama, Arkansas & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
Fusconaia mitchelli (Simpson, 1895) False spike (rediscovered) Texas, USA Rediscovered Access
Lamprotula blaisei Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1905 - pre-1982 Việt Nam (Vietnam) Extinct Access
Lamprotula crassa Wood, 1815 - 1990's Bang River, Cao Bang Province, Việt Nam (Vietnam) (northern) Extinct Access
Lamprotula liedtkei Rolle, 1904 - ? Việt Nam (Vietnam) (northern) Extinct Access
Lamprotula nodulosa Wood, 1815 - ? Việt Nam (Vietnam) (northern) Extinct Access
Lamprotula triclava (Heude, 1877) - ? China Extinct Access
Lampsilis binominata Simpson, 1900 Lined pocketbook c.1973 Alabama & Georgia, USA Extinct Access
Medionidus mcglameriae van der Schalie, 1939 Tombigbee moccasinshell ? USA Invalid (synonym) Access
Medionidus simpsonianus Walker, 1905 Ochlockonee moccasinshell - Ochloknee River system, Florida & Georgia, USA Rediscovered Access
Medionidus walkeri (Wright, 1897) Suwannee moccasinshell (rediscovered) Suwannee River basin, USA (southeastern) Rediscovered Access
Modellnaia siamensis Brandt, 1974   1974 Thailand Missing Access
Nodularia cariei (Germain, 1919) - ? "Mascarene Islands" Invalid (synonym) Access
Obovaria haddletoni (Athearn, 1964) Choctawhatchee pocketbook, Haddleton lampmussel c.1970 (pre-1982) Choctawhatchee River, Dale County, Alabama, USA Extinct Access
Plethobasus cicatricosus (Say, 1829) White warty-back pearly mussel, White wartyback 1982 Tennessee, USA Extinct? Access
Pleurobema altum (Conrad, 1854) Highnut pre-1996 Alabama & Georgia, USA Invalid (nomen nudum) Access
Pleurobema avellanum Simpson, 1900 Hazel pigtoe ? Alabama, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
Pleurobema bournianum I. Lea, 1840 Scioto pigtoe ? Ohio, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
Pleurobema chattanoogaense (Lea, 1858) Painted clubshell (rediscovered) Coosa River, USA (southeastern) Invalid (synonym) Access
Pleurobema curtum (I. Lea, 1859) Black clubshell, Curtus's mussel mid-1980's or 1990 Alabama & Mississippi, USA Extinct Access
Pleurobema fibuloides (Lea, 1859) Kusha pigtoe pre-1996 Alabama & Georgia, USA Extinct Access
Pleurobema flavidulum I. Lea, 1861 Yellow pigtoe ? Alabama, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
Pleurobema hagleri (Frierson, 1900) Brown pigtoe ? Alabama, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
Pleurobema hanleyianum (Lea, 1852) Georgia pigtoe (rediscovered) Coosa River, USA (southeastern) Rediscovered Access
Pleurobema hartmanianum (I. Lea, 1860) Cherokee pigtoe (rediscovered) Coosa River, USA (southeastern) Rediscovered Access
Pleurobema johannis I. Lea, 1859 Alabama pigtoe ? Alabama, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
Pleurobema marshalli Frierson, 1927 Flat pigtoe, Marshall's mussel 1980 Alabama & Mississippi, USA Extinct Access
Pleurobema murrayense (Lea, 1868) Coosa pigtoe ? USA Invalid (synonym) Access
Pleurobema nucleopsis Conrad, 1849 Longnut ? Alabama & Georgia, USA Extinct Access
Pleurobema perovatum Conrad, 1834 Ovate clubshell ? Alabama, Georgia & Mississippi, USA Extinct Access
Pleurobema rubellum (Conrad, 1834) Warrior pigtoe (rediscovered) USA Rediscovered Access
Pleurobema stabile (Lea, 1861) Coosa pigtoe (rediscovered) Coosa River, USA (southeastern) Rediscovered Access
Pleurobema troschelianum I. Lea, 1852 Alabama clubshell (rediscovered) Alabama, Georgia & Tennesse, USA Rediscovered Access
Pleurobema verum (I. Lea, 1861) True pigtoe ? Alabama, USA Extinct Access
Pseudobaphia sp. nov. 'Việt Nam (Vietnam)' - - ? Việt Nam (Vietnam) Extinct Access
Quadrula couchiana (Lea, 1860) Rio Grande monkeyface 1898 Texas, USA Extinct Access
Reginaia apalachicola (Williams & Fradkin, 1999) Apalachicola ebonyshell c.1350 AD Alabama, Florida & Georia, USA Extinct Access
Theliderma stapes (I. Lea, 1831) Stirrupshell, Stirrup shell 1984 or later Alabama & Mississippi, USA Extinct Access
Theliderma tuberosa (Lea, 1840) - ? USA Extinct Access
Truncilla cognata (Lea, 1860) Mexican fawnsfoot - Nuevo Leon, Mexico & Texas, USA Rediscovered Access
Unio madagascariensis Sganzin, 1841 - pre-1842 Madagascar (eastern) Invalid (nomen dubium) Access
Unio malgachensis Germain, 1911 - 1908-1909 Madagascar Invalid (nomen dubium) Access

 

Family incertae sedis

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Germainaia geayi Germain, 1911   pre-1911 "Madagascar" Extinct Access

 

 

Order: Veneroida

Family: Cyrenidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Corbicula linduensis Bollinger, 1914 - ? Lake Lindu, Sulawesi, Indonesia Extinct Access
Corbicula subplanata Martens, 1897 - ? Sulawesi, Indonesia Extinct Access
Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Deshayes, 1854) - - Parnaíba River delta, Brazil (northeastern) Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Dreissenidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Dreissena caspia caspia (Eichwald, 1855) - 1940's Caspian Sea Extinct Access
Dreissena caspia pallasi (Andrusov, 1897) - 1980 Aral Sea Extinct Access
Dreissena elata (Andrusov, 1897) - ? Caspian Sea Extinct Access

 

Family: Galeommatidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Cymatioa cooki (Willett, 1937)   (rediscovered) California, USA Rediscovered Access
Sagamiscintilla thalassemicola (Habe, 1962) - (rediscovered) Japan Rediscovered Access

 

 

Family: Sphaeriidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Eupera crassa (Mandahl-Barth, 1954) - 1954 Lake Victoria, eastern Africa Extinct Access
Pisidium betafoense Kuiper, 1953 - 1949 Betafo, Madagascar (central) Extinct Access
Pisidium clessini Neumayr, 1875 - pre-Late Pleistocene? Europe Extinct Access

 

Family: Tellinidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Tellina cockburnensis Kendrick & Brearley, 1984   (rediscovered) Western Australia, Australia Rediscovered Access

  

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