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), ... Hopper et al. (2023), Zieritz et al. (2024), FMCS (2025), Schilling et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
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

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

Mya subovatus Desh. of Authors

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

Mya ventricosus Desh. of Authors

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

Mya ventricosus Desh. of Authors

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

Unio ovata Lamarck, 1819

(reference to Unio ovatus Say, 1817)
‘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)