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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 | Lampsilis species Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817): synonymy
1 specimen + 5 Genbank vouchers Unio ovatus Say, 1817
  Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 248, fig. 5 [as Unio sp.].
Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [12,] pl. 2, fig. 7.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [17,] pl. 2, fig. 7.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 50-51.
Type(s): NEOTYPE SMF_4338, N. Amerika.
Lampsilis (s.s.) ovatus — Simpson (1900), Frierson (1927)
Lampsilis ventricosa ovata — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909)
Lampsilis ovata — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1912), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Thiele (1934), ... Stodola et al. (2021), Konopleva et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Zieritz et al. (2024), FMCS (2025)
Lampsilis ventricosa var. ovata — Ortmann (1910)
Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata — Simpson (1914), Haas (1930), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970)
Lampsilis ovatus — Ortmann (1918), Modell (1942), Heard & Guckert (1970), Clarke (1973) | |
Mya occidens of Authors, unknown year
Desh. of Authors. | |
Mya subovatus of Authors, unknown year
Desh. of Authors. | |
Mya ventricosus of Authors, unknown year
Desh. of Authors. | |
Mya ventricosus of Authors, unknown year
Desh. of Authors. | |
Unio ovata Lamarck, 1819
‘Say’ Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 75, sp. 23, var. [a]. [in part]
Lampsilis (s.s.) ovatus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata — Simpson (1914) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Lampsilis (s.s.) ovatus — Simpson (1900), Frierson (1927)
Lampsilis ventricosa ovata — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909)
Lampsilis ovata — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1912), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Thiele (1934), ... Stodola et al. (2021), Konopleva et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Zieritz et al. (2024), FMCS (2025)
Lampsilis ventricosa var. ovata — Ortmann (1910)
Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata — Simpson (1914), Haas (1930), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970)
Lampsilis ovatus — Ortmann (1918), Modell (1942), Heard & Guckert (1970), Clarke (1973)
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