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species Potamilus amphichaenus (Frierson, 1898): synonymy

2 specimens + 30 GenBank vouchers

Synonymy

Unio (Lampsilis) amphichaena Frierson, 1898

Frierson, 1898. Nautilus 11(10): 109, pl. 1.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 87, sp. 395.
HOLOTYPE USNM_159935, Sabine R., Logansport, La.

Lampsilis (Proptera) amphichænus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) (Group of L. amphichæna) amphichæna — Simpson (1914)
Proptera amphichaena — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Leptodea amphichaena — Burch (1975), ITIS (2012)
Potamilus amphichaenus — Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), Howells et al. (1996), IUCN (1996), ... FMCS (2021), de Moulpied et al. (2022), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Lampsilis (Proptera) amphichænus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) (Group of L. amphichæna) amphichæna — Simpson (1914)
Proptera amphichaena — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Leptodea amphichaena — Burch (1975), ITIS (2012)
Potamilus amphichaenus — Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), Howells et al. (1996), IUCN (1996), ... FMCS (2021), de Moulpied et al. (2022), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)