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species Potamilus inflatus (Lea, 1831): synonymy

1 specimen + 19 GenBank vouchers

Synonymy

image of type lot

Symphynota inflata Lea, 1831

specimen image from publicationLea, 1831. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4 [O. 1]: 99 [109], pl. 14, fig. 28.
(renamed Unio alabamensis Conrad, 1834)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_83909, Claiborne, Ala.

Lampsilis (Proptera) alabamensis — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) inflata — Simpson (1914)
Proptera inflata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Potamilus inflatus — Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), IUCN (1996), Turgeon et al. (1998), ... FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Unio alabamensis Conrad, 1834

Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 67.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 260.
(new name for Symphynota inflata Lea, 1831)

Lampsilis (Proptera) alabamensis — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) inflata — Simpson (1914)
Proptera inflata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Potamilus inflatus — Williams et al. (2008)

Unio inflatus Conrad, 1836

‘Lea’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(7): 57, pl. 32.
(reference to Symphynota inflata Lea, 1831)

Lampsilis (Proptera) alatus var. poulsoni — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) inflata — Simpson (1914)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Lampsilis (Proptera) alabamensis — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) alatus var. poulsoni — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) inflata — Simpson (1914)
Proptera inflata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Potamilus inflatus — Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), IUCN (1996), Turgeon et al. (1998), ... FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)