species Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817): synonymy

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), ... Konopleva et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Zieritz et al. (2024), FMCS (2025), Schilling et al. (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 Desh. of Authors

Desh. of Authors.
(misidentified reference to Unio occidens Lea, 1829)

Mya subovatus Desh. of Authors

Desh. of Authors.
(misidentified reference to Unio subovatus Lea, 1831)

Mya ventricosus Desh. of Authors

Desh. of Authors.
(misidentified reference to Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823)

Mya ventricosus Desh. of Authors

Desh. of Authors.
(misidentified reference to Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823)

Unio ovata Lamarck, 1819

‘Say’ Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 75, sp. 23, var. [a]. [in part]
(reference to Unio ovatus Say, 1817)

Lampsilis (s.s.) ovatus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (s.s.) ovata — Simpson (1914)