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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Cyprogenia species Cyprogenia stegaria (Rafinesque, 1820): synonymy 3 specimens + 3 Genbank vouchers Obovaria stegaria Rafinesque, 1820 Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 312, pl. 82, figs. 4-5 [also as ‘Unio stegaria’]. Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 55.
Obovaria stegaria — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Cyprogenia stegaria — Vanatta (1915), Ortmann (1918), Frierson (1927), Haas (1930), Thiele (1934), ... Klymus et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025) Cyprogenia irroratus — Ortmann & Walker (1922) Cyprogenia irrorata — Burch (1975) | |
Obovaria stegaria var. fasciolata Rafinesque, 1820 Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 312. Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 55. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Obovaria stegaria Rafinesque, 1820)
— Vanatta (1915) | |
Obovaria stegaria var. tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 312. Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 55. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Obovaria stegaria Rafinesque, 1820; homonym of Obovaria striata var. tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820) Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_20241, Ohio River.
Cyprogenia stegaria — Vanatta (1915), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio irroratus Lea, 1828
 Lea, 1828. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 269, pl. 5, fig. 5-7. Type(s): PARATYPE USNM_84299, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cyprogenia irrorata — Simpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1912), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Burch (1975) Unio (s.s.) irroratus — Call (1900) Cryptogenia [sic] irrorata — Ortmann (1909) Unio irroratus — de Gregorio (1914) Cyprogenia stegaria — Vanatta (1915), Ortmann (1918), Frierson (1927), Haas (1930), Thiele (1934), ... Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Graf & Cummings (2021) Cyprogenia irroratus — Ortmann & Walker (1922) Cyprogenia irrorata irrorata — ITIS (2012) | |
Unio verrucosus albus Hildreth, 1828 Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 281. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio verrucosus Barnes, 1823)
Cyprogenia irrorata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Cyprogenia stegaria — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008) | |
Unio stegarius Say, 1834 ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors. Say, 1834. Amer. Conch. 6: ??. Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5: 28. Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(10): 83, pl. 46, fig. 1. Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 12, sp. 45. (reference to Obovaria stegaria Rafinesque, 1820)
Cyprogenia irrorata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Cyprogenia stegaria — R.I. Johnson (1980), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Cyprogenia irrorata var. pusilla Simpson, 1900
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 610. Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 328. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio irroratus Lea, 1828) Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_152004 (by R.I. Johnson, 1975: 18), Mammoth Cave (Green R.), Kentucky.
Cyprogenia irrorata var. pusilla — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Cyprogenia stegaria-pusilla — Frierson (1927) Cyprogenia stegaria — Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) Cyprogenia irrorata pusilla — ITIS (2012) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Obovaria stegaria — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Cyprogenia irrorata — Simpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1912), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Burch (1975) Unio (s.s.) irroratus — Call (1900) Cyprogenia irrorata var. pusilla — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Cryptogenia [sic] irrorata — Ortmann (1909) Unio irroratus — de Gregorio (1914) Cyprogenia stegaria — Vanatta (1915), Ortmann (1918), Frierson (1927), Haas (1930), Thiele (1934), ... Klymus et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025) — Vanatta (1915) Cyprogenia irroratus — Ortmann & Walker (1922) Cyprogenia stegaria-pusilla — Frierson (1927) Cyprogenia irrorata irrorata — ITIS (2012) Cyprogenia irrorata pusilla — ITIS (2012)
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