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species Indonaia caerulea (Lea, 1831): synonymy

124 specimens + 6 GenBank vouchers

Synonymy

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Unio caeruleus Lea, 1831

specimen image from publicationLea, 1831. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4 [O. 1]: 95 [105], pl. 13, fig. 25 [as ‘cæruleus’].
LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_85193 (by Johnson & Baker, 1973: 150), Bengal, India.

Nodularia (s.s.) cærulea — Simpson (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) caerulea — Preston (1912)
Nodularia (s.s.) (Group of N. cærulea) cærulea — Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus — Preston (1915)
Indonaia caerulea — Prashad (1922), Haas (1969), Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), ... Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2024), Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Konopleva et al. (2026), Li et al. (2026)
Indonaia caeruleus — Srinivasa Rao (1928)
Nannonaia caerulea — Modell (1942)
Parreysia (Radiatula) caerulea — Subba Rao (1989), Nazneen & Begum (1994), Graf & Cummings (2007), Ramakrishna & Dey (2007)
Radiatula (Indonaia) caerulea — Nesemann et al. (2003)
Radiatula caerulea — Nesemann et al. (2007), Zieritz et al. (2018), Pfeiffer et al. (2018), Pfeiffer et al. (2019)
Nodularia caeruleus — Burdi et al. (2009)
Parreysia caerulea — Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010)
“Radiatula aff. caerulea” ** — Bolotov et al. (2017)
“Radiatula caerulea” ** — Pfeiffer et al. (2018)
Indonaia (caerulea-group) caerulea — Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2024)
“Indonaia caerulea” ** — Imsong & Murali (2023)

Lampsilis argyratus Rafinesque, 1831

Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 7.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 84.

Indonaia (caerulea-group) caerulea — Bolotov et al. (2022)

Unio coeruleus ‘Lea’ of Authors

(error for Unio caeruleus Lea, 1831)
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 20.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30 [as ‘cœruleus’].
Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 228.
Connolly, 1925. Rec. Albany Mus. 3: [5].

Unio gerbidoni Eydoux, 1838

Eydoux, 1838. Mag. Zool. 8: 189, pl. 59, figs. 2-2b.

Nodularia (s.s.) cærulea — Simpson (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) caerulea — Preston (1912)
Nodularia (s.s.) (Group of N. cærulea) cærulea — Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus — Preston (1915)
Indonaia caerulea — Haas (1969)
Indonaia (caerulea-group) caerulea — Bolotov et al. (2022)

Unio gaudichaudii Eydoux, 1838

Eydoux, 1838. Mag. Zool. 8: 190, pl. 59, fig. 3.

Nodularia (s.s.) gaudichaudi — Simpson (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) caerulea var. gaudichaudi — Preston (1912)
Nodularia (s.s.) (Group of N. cærulea) gaudichaudi — Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus var. gaudichaudi — Preston (1915)
Indonaia caerulea — Haas (1969)
Parreysia (Radiatula) caerulea gaudichaudi — Subba Rao (1989)
Parreysia (Radiatula) caerulea var. gaudichaudi — Ramakrishna & Dey (2007)
Radiatula gaudichaudi — Nesemann et al. (2007)
Indonaia (caerulea-group) caerulea — Bolotov et al. (2022)

Unio keraudreni Eydoux, 1838

Eydoux, 1838. Mag. Zool. 8: 188, pl. 59, figs. 1-1a.

Nodularia (s.s.) keraudreni — Simpson (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) caerulea var. keraudreni — Preston (1912)
Nodularia (s.s.) (Group of N. cærulea) keraudreni — Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus var. keraudreni — Preston (1915)
Indonaia caerulea — Haas (1969)
Parreysia (Radiatula) caerulea keraudreni — Subba Rao (1989)
Radiatula keraudreni — Nesemann et al. (2007)
Indonaia (caerulea-group) caerulea — Bolotov et al. (2022)

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Unio nuttallianus Lea, 1856

Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 103.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 310 [30], pl. 30, fig. 25.
HOLOTYPE USNM_85201, India.

Nodularia (s.s.) nuttalliana — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912), Preston (1915)
Nodularia (s.s.) (Group of N. olivaria) nuttalliana — Simpson (1914)
Indonaia olivaria — Haas (1969)
Parreysia (Radiatula) nuttalliana — Subba Rao (1989), Graf & Cummings (2007), Ramakrishna & Dey (2007)
Parreysia nuttalliana — Bogan (2010)
Parreysia nuttallianus — IUCN (2010)
Radiatula nuttalliana — Zieritz et al. (2018)
Indonaia nuttalliana — Graf & Cummings (2021)
Indonaia (caerulea-group) caerulea — Bolotov et al. (2022)

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Unio evitatus Lea, 1866

Lea, 1866. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 18: 133.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 279, pl. 38, fig. 92.
HOLOTYPE USNM_85191, Bengal.

Nodularia (s.s.) cærulea — Simpson (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) caerulea — Preston (1912)
Nodularia (s.s.) (Group of N. cærulea) cærulea — Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus — Preston (1915)
Indonaia caerulea — Haas (1969)
Indonaia (caerulea-group) caerulea — Bolotov et al. (2022)

Unio trirostris Sowerby, 1868

(homonym of Unio trirostris Musgrave, 1863)
specimen image from publication‘Benson’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 331; errata.

Nodularia (s.s.) cærulea — Simpson (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) caerulea — Preston (1912)
Nodularia (s.s.) (Group of N. cærulea) cærulea — Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus — Preston (1915)
Indonaia caerulea — Haas (1969)

Margaron (Unio) guadechaudii Lea, 1852

(error for Unio gaudichaudii Eydoux, 1838)
‘Eyd.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32.
‘Eyd.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 50.

Unio corrianus Küster, 1861

(misidentified reference to Unio corrianus Lea, 1834)
specimen image from publication‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 229, pl. 77, fig. 5.

Nodularia (s.s.) cærulea — Simpson (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) caerulea — Preston (1912)
Nodularia (s.s.) (Group of N. cærulea) cærulea — Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus — Preston (1915)

Margaron (Unio) cristatus Preston, 1915

(error for Unio evitatus Lea, 1866)
‘Lea’ Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 136.

Unio nuttaliana Subba Rao, 1989

(error for Unio nuttallianus Lea, 1856)
Subba Rao, 1989. Freshw. Moll. India: figs. 428-429 caption.

Unio crassus Shafiullah et al., 2017

(misidentified reference to Unio crassus Philipsson in Retzius, 1788)
Shafiullah et al., 2017. JBES 10(6): 323.

Indonaia caerulea — Bolotov et al. (2024)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Nodularia (s.s.) cærulea — Simpson (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) gaudichaudi — Simpson (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) keraudreni — Simpson (1900)
Nodularia (s.s.) nuttalliana — Simpson (1900), Preston (1912), Preston (1915)
Nodularia (s.s.) caerulea — Preston (1912)
Nodularia (s.s.) caerulea var. gaudichaudi — Preston (1912)
Nodularia (s.s.) caerulea var. keraudreni — Preston (1912)
Nodularia (s.s.) (Group of N. cærulea) cærulea — Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) (Group of N. cærulea) gaudichaudi — Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) (Group of N. cærulea) keraudreni — Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) (Group of N. olivaria) nuttalliana — Simpson (1914)
Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus — Preston (1915)
Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus var. gaudichaudi — Preston (1915)
Nodularia (s.s.) caeruleus var. keraudreni — Preston (1915)
Indonaia caerulea — Prashad (1922), Haas (1969), Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), ... Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2024), Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Konopleva et al. (2026), Li et al. (2026)
Indonaia caeruleus — Srinivasa Rao (1928)
Nannonaia caerulea — Modell (1942)
Indonaia olivaria — Haas (1969)
Parreysia (Radiatula) caerulea — Subba Rao (1989), Nazneen & Begum (1994), Graf & Cummings (2007), Ramakrishna & Dey (2007)
Parreysia (Radiatula) caerulea gaudichaudi — Subba Rao (1989)
Parreysia (Radiatula) nuttalliana — Subba Rao (1989), Graf & Cummings (2007), Ramakrishna & Dey (2007)
Parreysia (Radiatula) caerulea keraudreni — Subba Rao (1989)
Radiatula (Indonaia) caerulea — Nesemann et al. (2003)
Parreysia (Radiatula) caerulea var. gaudichaudi — Ramakrishna & Dey (2007)
Radiatula caerulea — Nesemann et al. (2007), Zieritz et al. (2018), Pfeiffer et al. (2018), Pfeiffer et al. (2019)
Radiatula keraudreni — Nesemann et al. (2007)
Radiatula gaudichaudi — Nesemann et al. (2007)
Nodularia caeruleus — Burdi et al. (2009)
Parreysia caerulea — Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010)
Parreysia nuttalliana — Bogan (2010)
Parreysia nuttallianus — IUCN (2010)
“Radiatula aff. caerulea” ** — Bolotov et al. (2017)
Radiatula nuttalliana — Zieritz et al. (2018)
“Radiatula caerulea” ** — Pfeiffer et al. (2018)
Indonaia nuttalliana — Graf & Cummings (2021)
Indonaia (caerulea-group) caerulea — Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2024)
“Indonaia caerulea” ** — Imsong & Murali (2023)