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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Clarke (1973): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Clarke, A.H. 1973. The freshwater molluscs of the Canadian Interior Basin. Malacologia 13(1-2): 1-509. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Amblema plicata (Say, 1816)
+ Amblema costata Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio hippopoeus Lea, 1845

Anodonta grandis grandis Say, 1829 = Pyganodon grandis
+ Anodonta dallasiana Lea, 1863

Anodonta grandis simpsoniana Lea, 1861 = Pyganodon lacustris
+ Anodonta kennicottii Lea, 1861
+ Anodonta marginata Baker, 1920

Anodonta grandis simpsoniana Lea, 1861 = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta kennerlyi Lea, 1860

Anodontoides ferussacianus (Lea, 1834)
+ Anodonta buchanensis Lea, 1838
+ Anodonta subcylindracea Lea, 1838

Elliptio complanata (Solander, 1786)

Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)
+ Unio undatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio rubiginosus Lea, 1829
+ Unio trigonus Lea, 1831
+ Fusconaia flava var. parvula Grier, 1918
+ Fusconaia undata wagneri F.C. Baker, 1928

Lampsilis ovatus (Say, 1817) = Lampsilis ovata
+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio occidens Lea, 1829
+ Unio canadensis Lea, 1857
+ Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosa var. lurida Simpson, 1914
+ Lampsilis ventricosa perglobosa F.C. Baker, 1928
+ Lampsilis ventricosa winnebagoensis F.C. Baker, 1928

Lampsilis ovatus (Say, 1817) = Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis radiata radiata (Gmelin, 1791) = Lampsilis radiata
+ Unio luteola Lamarck, 1819

Lampsilis radiata siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823) = Lampsilis siliquoidea
+ Unio superiorensis Marsh, 1897

Lasmigona complanata (Barnes, 1823) = Pterosyna complanata
+ Unio katherinae Lea, 1838

Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829)
+ Unio compressus var. plebius C.B. Adams, 1842
+ Lasmigona viridis Rafinesque, 1831

Lasmigona compressa (Lea, 1829) = Platynaias compressa

Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820)
+ Lasmigona costata var. ereganensis Grier, 1918
+ Lasmigona costata pepinensis F.C. Baker, 1928
+ Lasmigona costata nuda F.C. Baker, 1928

Ligumia recta (Lamarck, 1819)
+ Unio (Eurynia) latissima Rafinesque, 1820

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) adamsi Prime, 1852 = Euglesa adamsii
+ Cyclas nitida Mighels & Adams, 1842

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) casertanum (Poli, 1791) = Euglesa casertana
+ Cyclas (Pisidium) abditum Haldeman, 1841

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) compressum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa compressa

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) equilaterale Prime, 1852 = Euglesa equilateralis
+ Pisidium aequilaterale Prime, 1865

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) fallax Sterki, 1890 [sic] = Euglesa fallax

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) ferrugineum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa ferruginea

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) lilljeborgi (s. str.) Clessin in Esmark & Hoyer, 1886 = Euglesa lilljeborgii

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) lilljeborgi form cristatum Sterki, 1928 = Euglesa lilljeborgii

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) milium Held, 1836 = Euglesa milium

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) nitidum Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa nitida
+ Pisidium contortum Prime, 1858
+ Pisidium pauperculum Sterki, 1896

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) obtusale (Lamarck, 1818) = Euglesa ventricosa
+ Pisidium obtusale Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Pisidium scholtzii Clessin, 1873

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) obtusale (Lamarck, 1818) = Euglesa obtusalis

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) subtruncatum Malm, 1855 = Euglesa subtruncata

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) variabile Prime, 1852 = Euglesa variabilis

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) ventricosum Prime, 1851 = Euglesa ventricosa
+ Pisidium obtusale Pfeiffer, 1821

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) ventricosum (s. str.) Prime, 1851 = Euglesa ventricosa

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) ventricosum form rotundatum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa rotundata

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) walkeri (s. str.) Sterki, 1895 = Euglesa walkeri

Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) walkeri form mainense Sterki, 1898 = Euglesa walkeri

Pisidium (Neopisidium) conventus Clessin, 1877 = Conventus conventus

Pisidium (Neopisidium) punctatum Sterki, 1895 = Pisidium punctatum

Pisidium (s.s.) idahoense Roper, 1890 = Pisidium idahoensis

Proptera alata (Say, 1817) = Potamilus alatus
+ Metaptera megaptera Rafinesque, 1820

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820)
+ Quadrula (Quadrula) quadrula bullocki F.C. Baker, 1928

Sphaerium (Herringtonium) occidentale (Prime in Lewis, 1856) = Sphaerium occidentale
+ Cyclas ovalis Prime, 1853

Sphaerium (Musculium) lacustre (Müller, 1774) = Sphaerium lacustre
+ Cyclas ryckholti Normand, 1844
+ Cyclas jayensis Prime, 1852
+ Musculium winkleyi Sterki, 1909

Sphaerium (Musculium) partumeium (Say, 1822) = Sphaerium partumeium
+ Cyclas truncata Linsley, 1845

Sphaerium (Musculium) securis (Prime, 1851) = Sphaerium securis
+ Cyclas sphaerica Prime, 1853

Sphaerium (Musculium) transversum (Say, 1829) = Sphaerium transversum

Sphaerium (s.s.) nitidum Clessin in Westerlund, 1876 = Sphaerium nitidum
+ Sphaerium tenue Mozley, 1938

Sphaerium (s.s.) rhomboideum (Say, 1822) = Sphaerium rhomboideum

Sphaerium (s.s.) simile (Say, 1816) = Sphaerium simile
+ Cyclas sulcata Lamarck, 1818

Sphaerium (s.s.) striatinum (Lamarck, 1818) = Sphaerium striatinum
+ Cyclas triangularis Say, 1829
+ Cyclas solidula Prime, 1852

Sphaerium (s.s.) striatinum (Lamarck, 1818) = Sphaerium triangulare

Strophitus undulatus (Say, 1817)
+ Anodonta pensylvanica Lamarck, 1819
+ Anodon rugosus Swainson, 1822
+ Alasmodonta edentula Say, 1829
+ Anodonta pavonia Lea, 1838
+ Strophitus rugosus pepinensis F.C. Baker, 1928
+ Strophitus rugosus winnebagoensis F.C. Baker, 1928
+ Strophitus rugosus lacustris F.C. Baker, 1928