Bivalvia

(Mussels & Clams)

 Photogallery: 

Synonyms:  Plagiola macrodon (Lea)
                                           (Simpson 1900, 1914; Strecker 1908)
                   Unio macrodon Lea
                                            (Binney 1863)

1863 Binney

1900 Simpson
1908 Strecker

1914 Simpson

1931 Strecker

1940 Bachtel

[1968 Murray & Roy]

[1973 Burch]
[1974 RET Inc.]

1982 Golightly

1996 Howells DSFB120
1996 Howells DSFB125
1997 Howells DSFB144 1996 Howells et al.
1997 Howells Mather
         Bergman

2000 Howells
[2003 TCDC]
[2008 NatureServe]

notes:

*Species of Concern (AOBIS 2001); Imperiled (NatureServe 2008, TCDC 2003); extremely rare (Howells 1998b)

-Endemic To Texas (TCDC 2003); endemic to the Brazos and Colorado river systems (Howells 1998b)

-occurs in small to medium streams on sandy substrate (Quinn et al. 1996)

-reported from East Texas (Simpson 1900)