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Obliquaria (Aximedia) teneltus Rafinesque, 1831

Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 75.

Villosa teneltus — Morrison (1969)
Villosa taeniata — R.I. Johnson (1980)

Unio pictus Lea, 1834

Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 73 [185], pl. 11, fig. 32.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MCZ_5792, Harpeth River, Tennessee.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) pictus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis pictus — Ihering (1901)
Eurynia (Micromya) picta — Ortmann (1912)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) picta — Simpson (1914)
Micromya taeniata — Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) picta — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia picta — Haas (1969)
Villosa taeniata — Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), IUCN (2012)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictus — Watters (2018)

Unio taeniatus Conrad, 1834

Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 26, pl. 4, fig. 2 [as ‘tæniatus’].
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 258 [as ‘tæniatus’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_56441, Flint River, Ala.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniata — Simpson (1914)
Micromya taeniata — Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) taeniata — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia taeniata — Haas (1969)
Villosa teneltus — Morrison (1969)
Villosa taeniata — Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), ... Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), IUCN (2012), Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2017)
Cambarunio taeniatus taeniatus — Watters (2018)
Cambarunio taeniatus — Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)

Unio interruptus Lea, 1838

Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 24. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 15, pl. 6, fig. 15.
(renamed Unio latiradiatus Conrad, 1838; homonym of Unio (Eurynia) solenoides var. interrupta Rafinesque, 1820)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84962, Harpeth R., Tenn.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniata — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) menkiana — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia menkiana — Haas (1969)
Villosa taeniata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictus — Watters (2018)

Unio latiradiatus Conrad, 1838

Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(11): 96, pl. 53.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 251.
(new name for Unio interruptus Lea, 1838)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniata — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) menkiana — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia menkiana — Haas (1969)
Villosa taeniata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictus — Watters (2018)

Unio menkianus Lea, 1838

Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 76, pl. 19, fig. 59.
Type(s): SYNTYPES USNM_84965, Harpeth R., Tenn.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniata — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) menkiana — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia menkiana — Haas (1969)
Villosa taeniata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), IUCN (2012)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictus — Watters (2018)

Unio pulcher Lea, 1838

Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 25. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 6, pl. 3, fig. 6.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniata — Simpson (1914)
Unio pulcher — de Gregorio (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) menkiana — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia menkiana — Haas (1969)
Villosa taeniata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictus — Watters (2018)

Unio tennesseensis Lea, 1840

Lea, 1840. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1: 288.
Lea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 199, pl. 10, fig. 11.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84961, Stone River, Tenn.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniata — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) taeniata — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia taeniata — Haas (1969)
Villosa taeniata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictus — Watters (2018)

Unio camelopardilis Lea, 1860

Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 92.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 355 [37], pl. 59, fig. 180.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85662, Northern Alabama.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) camelopardilis — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) camelopardilis — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) picta — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia picta — Haas (1969)
Villosa taeniata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus taeniatus — Watters (2018)

Unio fucatus Lea, 1860

Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 92.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 353 [35], pl. 59, fig. 178.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84857A, N Alabama.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) camelopardilis — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) camelopardilis — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nebulosa — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia nebulosa — Haas (1969)
Villosa taeniata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus taeniatus — Watters (2018)

Unio lindsleyi Lea, 1860

Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 306.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 351, pl. 58, fig. 176.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84967, Tenn.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) pictus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) picta — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) taeniata — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia taeniata — Haas (1969)
Villosa taeniata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus taeniatus — Watters (2018)

Unio perdix Reeve, 1864

‘Lea’ Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 18, sp. 82.
(misidentified reference to Unio perdix Lea, 1834)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniata — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) menkiana — Frierson (1927)
Villosa taeniata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998)

Unio punctatus Lea, 1865

Lea, 1865. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 17: 89.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 261 [21], pl. 32, fig. 76.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84968, Tuscumbia, Alabama.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) punctatus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) punctata — Simpson (1914)
Micromya taeniata — Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) taeniata — Frierson (1927)
Ligumia taeniata — Haas (1969)
Villosa taeniata — Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus punctatus — Watters (2018)

Unio camelopardalis ‘Lea’ of Authors

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 42, sp. 233, fig. 233a.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 450.
Watters, 2018. Visaya, Suppl. (10): 29.
(error for Unio camelopardilis Lea, 1860)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) pictus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) picta — Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) taeniata — Frierson (1927)

Unio taeneatus Ravenel, 1834

Ravenel, 1834. Cat. Rec. Shells: 7 [as ‘tæneatus’].
(error for Unio taeniatus Conrad, 1834)

Unio tenellus Ferussac, 1835

‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 29.
(error for Obliquaria (Aximedia) teneltus Rafinesque, 1831)

Unio menkeanus Küster, 1861

‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 245.
(error for Unio menkianus Lea, 1838)

Unio taniatus Simpson, 1900

‘Paetel’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 541.
‘Paetel’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 83.
(error for Unio taeniatus Conrad, 1834)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniata — Simpson (1914)