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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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species Gonidea angulata (Lea, 1838): synonymy
     4 specimens + 6 Genbank vouchers

Anodonta angulata Lea, 1838
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 97, pl. 16, fig. 52.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_86759, Lewis R., Ore.

Gonidea angulataSimpson (1900), Hannibal (1912), Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927), Thiele (1934), ... Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)

Anodon feminalis Gould, 1850
Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 293.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 436, figs. 547-547b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5932, Oregon.

Gonidea angulataSimpson (1900), Hannibal (1912), Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969), Burch (1975), IUCN (2016)

Anodonta randalli Trask, 1854
Trask, 1854. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 28.

Gonidea angulataSimpson (1900), Hannibal (1912), Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Burch (1975), IUCN (2016), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), Lopes-Lima et al. (2021)

Anodon biangulata Sowerby, 1869
Sowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 23, sp. 88, figs. 88a-b.

Gonidea angulataSimpson (1900), Hannibal (1912), Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969), Burch (1975), IUCN (2016)

Anodonta angulata var. subangulata Hemphill, 1891
Hemphill, 1891. Zoe 1(11): 325, pl. 10, figs. 1-2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta angulata Lea, 1838)

Simpson (1900)
Gonidea angulata haroldianaHannibal (1912)
Gonidea angulata var. subangulataSimpson (1914)
Gonidea angulata-subangulataFrierson (1927)
Gonidea angulataHaas (1969)

Margaritana subangulata Cooper, 1894
Cooper, 1894. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4: 166.
(homonym of Anodonta angulata var. subangulata Hemphill, 1891)

Gonidea (Limnobasilissa) angulata subangulataHannibal (1912)
Gonidea coalingensis cooperiHenderson (1935)
Gonidea coalingensisModell (1957)

Gonidea angulata var. haroldiana Dall, 1908
Dall, 1908. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 50: 499.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta angulata Lea, 1838)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_110596A, Hannibal Ranch, near San Jose, California.

Gonidea angulata haroldianaHannibal (1912)
Gonidea angulata var. subangulataSimpson (1914)
Gonidea angulata var. haroldianaOrtmann (1916)
Gonidea angulata-haroldianaFrierson (1927)
Gonidea angulataHaas (1969)

Gonidea coalingensis Arnold, 1909
Arnold, 1909. Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 396: 47, pl. 30, fig. 11.

Gonidea (Limnobasilissa) angulata subangulataHannibal (1912)
Gonidea coalingensis coalingensisHenderson (1935)
Gonidea coalingensisModell (1957)

Gonidea coalingensis cooperi Arnold, 1909
Arnold, 1909. Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 396: 48.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Gonidea coalingensis Arnold, 1909)

Gonidea (Limnobasilissa) angulata subangulataHannibal (1912)
Gonidea coalingensis cooperiHenderson (1935)
Gonidea coalingensisModell (1957)

Anodon randalii Conrad, 1857
‘Trask’ Conrad, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 165.
‘Trask’ Lopes-Lima et al., 2020. MPE 146: Appendix 1.
(error for Anodonta randalli Trask, 1854)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Gonidea angulataSimpson (1900), Hannibal (1912), Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927), Thiele (1934), ... Jeratthitikul et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024), Jeratthitikul et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)
Simpson (1900)
Gonidea angulata haroldianaHannibal (1912)
Gonidea (Limnobasilissa) angulata subangulataHannibal (1912)
Gonidea angulata var. subangulataSimpson (1914)
Gonidea angulata var. haroldianaOrtmann (1916)
Gonidea angulata-subangulataFrierson (1927)
Gonidea angulata-haroldianaFrierson (1927)
Gonidea coalingensis cooperiHenderson (1935)
Gonidea coalingensis coalingensisHenderson (1935)
Gonidea coalingensisModell (1957)

 
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