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Purple Cat's Paw (=Purple Cat's Paw Pearlymussel)

Epioblasma obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Epioblasma obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Mollusca Patch
Dysnomia sulcata
Species recognized by North Atlantic Species List
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata
Recognized by USFWS
Epioblasma obliquata
Species recognized by United States Species List
Epioblasma obliquata
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Epioblasma obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Epioblasma sulcata
Epioblasma sulcata
Dysnomia obliquata
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Dysnomia obliquata obliquata
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Dysnomia sulcata
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Dysnomia sulcata sulcata
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Epioblasma obliquata
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Epioblasma obliquata subsp. obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Recognized by IUCN
Epioblasma sulcata
Species recognized by CITES
Plagiola ridibundus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Pleurobema obliquata
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Unio flagellatus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Unio pectitus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Unio propesulcatus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Unio ridibundus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Unio stewardsonii stewensoni
Subspecies recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Unio sulcatus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Unio sulcatus Lea
Recognized by NMNH type specimens

Alternative Names

Quadrula (Quadrula) obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Dysnomia obliquata obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Dysnomia sulcata sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Dysnomia obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Dysnomia sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Dysnomia (Pilea) sulcata pectita (Conrad 1854)
Dysnomia (Pilea) sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Dysnomia (Scalenilla) sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Epioblasma sulcata sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Epioblasma sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Epioblasma (Scalenilla) sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Margarita (Unio) sulcatus (I. Lea 1829)
Margaron (Unio) sulcatus (I. Lea 1829)
Obliquaria (Scalenaria) obliquata Rafinesque 1820
Plagiola obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Plagiola ridibundus (Say 1829)
Plagiola (Pilea) obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Pleurobema obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Quadrula obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Quadrula (Obliquata) obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Truncilla sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Truncilla (Scalenaria) sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Truncilla (Scalenilla) sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Unio flagellatus Say 1830
Unio pectitus Conrad 1854
Unio perplexus Say 1829
Unio propesulcatus De Gregorio 1914
Unio ridibundus Say 1829
Unio stewardsonii stewensoni De Gregorio 1914
Unio sulcatus I. Lea 1829
Dysnomia (Pilea) sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dysnomia (Pilea) sulcata pectita (Conrad 1854)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dysnomia (Scalenilla) sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dysnomia obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Dysnomia obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dysnomia obliquata obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Dysnomia obliquata obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dysnomia sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dysnomia sulcata (Lea 1829)
Dysnomia sulcata perobliqua (Conrad 1836)
Dysnomia sulcata sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dysnomia sulcata sulcata (Lea 1829)
Epioblasma (Scalenilla) sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua (Conrad 1836)
Epioblasma sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Epioblasma sulcata delicata
Synonym according to CITES
Epioblasma sulcata sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Epioblasma sulcata sulcata (Lea 1829)
Margarita (Unio) sulcatus (I. Lea 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Margaron (Unio) sulcatus (I. Lea 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Obliquaria (Scalenaria) obliquata Rafinesque 1820
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Obliquaria obliquata Rafinesque 1820
Plagiola (Pilea) obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Plagiola obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Plagiola ridibundus (Say 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Pleurobema obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Quadrula (Obliquata) obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Quadrula (Quadrula) obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Quadrula obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Truncilla (Scalenaria) sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Truncilla (Scalenilla) sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Truncilla sulcata (I. Lea 1829)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Truncilla sulcata delicata Simpson 1900
Unio flagellatus Say 1830
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Unio gibbosus perobliquus Conrad 1836
Unio pectitus Conrad 1854
Unio pectitus Conrad 1854
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Unio perplexus Say 1829
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Unio perplexus Say 1829
Unio propesulcatus De Gregorio 1914
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Unio propesulcatus de Gregorio 1914
Unio ridibundus Say 1829
Unio ridibundus Say 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Unio stewardsonii stewensoni De Gregorio 1914
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Unio stewardsonii stewensoni de Gregorio 1914
Unio sulcatus I. Lea 1829
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Unio sulcatus Lea 1829

Common Names

English

Purple Cat's paw (=Purple Cat's paw pearlymussel) preferred
Recognized by USFWS

Curated hierarchies for Epioblasma obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)

IUCN

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Unionoida
Unionidae
355 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Autolamellibranchiata
Palaeoheterodonta
Unionoida
Unionoidea
Unionidae
Pleurobema
Pleurobema obliquata (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Autolamellibranchiata
Palaeoheterodonta
Unionoida
Unionoidea
Unionidae
Unio
Unio flagellatus (this page)
737 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Autolamellibranchiata
Palaeoheterodonta
Unionoida
Unionoidea
Unionidae
Unio
Unio pectitus (this page)
737 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Autolamellibranchiata
Palaeoheterodonta
Unionoida
Unionoidea
Unionidae
Unio
Unio ridibundus (this page)
737 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Autolamellibranchiata
Palaeoheterodonta
Unionoida
Unionoidea
Unionidae
Unio
Unio sulcatus (this page)
737 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Autolamellibranchiata
Palaeoheterodonta
Unionoida
Unionoidea
Unionidae
Unio
Unio propesulcatus (this page)
737 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.