species Disconaias disca (Lea, 1838): synonymy

Unio discus Lea, 1838

Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 74, pl. 18, fig. 57.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85341, Found in sand ballast, Phila, Pa [Mexico].

Unio (sec. Elliptio) discus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Lampsilis) discus — Martens (1900)
Lampsilis discus — Pilsbry (1910)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) discus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1929), Haas (1940), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Lampsilis (sec. Disconaias) discus — Thiele (1934)
Disconaias disca — R.I. Johnson (1998), Contreras-Arquieta (2000), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)
Disconaias discus — Czaja et al. (2023)

Unio panacoensis von dem Busch in Philippi, 1843

von dem Busch in Philippi, 1843. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 1: 75, pl. 2.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MCZ_178882 (by R.I. Johnson, 1998: 434), Panaco [Panuco River, near] Tampico, [Tamulipas State], Mexico.

Unio (sec. Elliptio) discus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Lampsilis) discus var. panucoensis [sic] — Martens (1900)
Lampsilis discus — Pilsbry (1910)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) panucoensis [sic] — Frierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) panacoensis — Haas (1969)
Disconaias disca — R.I. Johnson (1998), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)
Disconaias panacoensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Czaja et al. (2023)

Unio mexicanus Sowerby, 1867

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 55, sp. 281.
(homonym of Unio mexicanus Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_79-2-26-249, Mexico.

Unio (sec. Elliptio) discus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Lampsilis) discus var. connectens — Martens (1900)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) panucoensis [sic] — Frierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) panacoensis — Haas (1969)
Disconaias disca — R.I. Johnson (1998), Cummings et al. (2025)

Unio lapidosus ‘Villa in sched.’ Kobelt, 1893

‘Villa in sched.’ Kobelt, 1893. Nachr. Bl. Dtsch. Malak. Ges. 25: 151.
‘Villa in sched.’ Kobelt, 1893. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 6: 90, pl. 176, fig. 1120.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) ZMB_17236, Nordmexiko.

Unio (sec. Lapidosus) lapidosus — Simpson (1900)
Unio (Lampsilis) discus var. panucoensis [sic] — Martens (1900)
Lampsilis discus — Pilsbry (1910)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) discus — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) panucoensis [sic] — Frierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) discus — Haas (1940)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) panacoensis — Haas (1969)
Disconaias disca — R.I. Johnson (1998), Cummings et al. (2025)

Unio panucoensis ‘von dem Busch’ of Authors

‘von dem Busch’ of Authors.
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 510, 651.
Pilsbry, 1910. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 61: 533.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 603.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 82.
(error for Unio panacoensis von dem Busch in Philippi, 1843)

Unio (Lampsilis) discus var. connectens Martens, 1900

‘von dem Busch’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 242, pl. 81, fig. 1 [as ‘Unio panacoensis’].
Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 55, sp. 281 [as ‘Unio mexicanus’].
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 510.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio discus Lea, 1838)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB/MOLL.305852 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 177), Rio Panuco, near Tampico.

Unio (Lampsilis) discus var. connectens — Martens (1900)
Lampsilis discus — Pilsbry (1910)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) discus — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) panucoensis [sic] — Frierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Disconaias) panacoensis — Haas (1969)
Disconaias disca — R.I. Johnson (1998), Cummings et al. (2025)

Unio panacoensis Küster, 1861

‘von dem Busch’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 242, pl. 81, fig. 1.
(reference to Unio panacoensis von dem Busch in Philippi, 1843)

Unio (Lampsilis) discus var. connectens — Martens (1900)