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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Sagittunio
species Sagittunio nasutus (Say, 1817): synonymy
2 specimens + 1 GenBank voucher
Synonymy
Unio nasutus Say, 1817
Lister, 1685. Conch.: pl. 151, fig. 6.
Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [12,] pl. 4, fig. 1.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [18,] pl. 4, fig. 1.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 52.
Type(s): USNM_85978, Bristol, Pa.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nasutus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis nasuta — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910)
Eurynia (s.s.) nasuta — Ortmann (1912)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) (Group of L. nasuta) nasuta — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasuta — Frierson (1927)
Unio nasutus — Henderson (1935)
Ligumia nasuta — Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Mackie et al. (1980), ... Jones (2015), Scott et al. (2016), Williams et al. (2017), Gasparini et al. (2020), Hata et al. (2022)
Sagittunio nasutus — Watters (2018), Burlakova et al. (2019), Scott et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Obliquaria (Ellipsaria) attenuata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 305, footnote.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 49.
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasuta — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia nasuta — Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Watters et al. (2009)
Sagittunio nasutus — Watters (2018)
Unio rostrata Valenciennes, 1827
(misidentified reference to Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819)
Valenciennes, 1827. Receuil Observ. Zool. 2(11-12): 233, pl. 53, fig. 3.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nasutus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) (Group of L. nasuta) nasuta — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasuta — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia nasuta — Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975), Watters et al. (2009)
Sagittunio nasutus — Watters (2018)
Unio vaughanianus Sowerby, 1868
(misidentified reference to Unio vaughanianus Lea, 1838)
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 61, sp. 308.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nasutus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) (Group of L. nasuta) nasuta — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasuta — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia nasuta — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975), Watters et al. (2009)
Sagittunio nasutus — Watters (2018)
Unio nasutus Conrad, 1838
(reference to Unio nasutus Say, 1817)
‘Say’ Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(11): 38, pl. 18, fig. 1 [lower]. [in part]
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nasutus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) (Group of L. nasuta) nasuta — Simpson (1914)
Unio fisherianus Küster, 1861
(misidentified reference to Unio fisherianus Lea, 1838)
‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 205, pl. 68, fig. 6.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) fisherianus — Simpson (1900)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) (Group of U. fisherianus) fisherianus — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasuta — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia nasuta — R.I. Johnson (1970)
Taxonomic History (since 1900)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nasutus — Simpson (1900)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) fisherianus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis nasuta — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910)
Eurynia (s.s.) nasuta — Ortmann (1912)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) (Group of L. nasuta) nasuta — Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) (Group of U. fisherianus) fisherianus — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasuta — Frierson (1927)
Unio nasutus — Henderson (1935)
Ligumia nasuta — Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Mackie et al. (1980), ... Jones (2015), Scott et al. (2016), Williams et al. (2017), Gasparini et al. (2020), Hata et al. (2022)
Sagittunio nasutus — Watters (2018), Burlakova et al. (2019), Scott et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
