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species Pleurobema georgianum (Lea, 1841): synonymy

6 specimens + 3 GenBank vouchers

Synonymy

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Unio georgianus Lea, 1841

Lea, 1841. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 2: 31.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 235 [73], pl. 21, fig. 49.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84928, Stump Cr., Ga.

Pleurobema (s.s.) georgianaSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) georgianumSimpson (1914)
Pleurobema georgianumOrtmann (1923), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), IUCN (1996), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)
Quadrula (Pleuronaia) georgianaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Pleurobema georgianmum [sic]Haag (2012)

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Unio nucleopsis Conrad, 1849

Conrad, 1849. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 301.
Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 276, pl. 37, fig. 8.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 253.
Type(s): SYNTYPES ANSP_41421, Etowah River, Ga.

Pleurobema (s.s.) nucleopsisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927)
Pleurobema nucleopsisHaas (1969), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), IUCN (2000), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012)
Pleurobema nucleopseBurch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988)
Pleurobema georgianumWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)

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Unio troschelianus Lea, 1852

specimen image from publicationLea, 1852. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 5]: 280 [36], pl. 23, fig. 39.
Lea, 1852. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5: 252. [nomen nudum]
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84790, Coosawattee R., Ga.

Pleurobema (s.s.) troschelianusSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) troschelianumSimpson (1914)
Pleurobema (s.s.) pulvinulumFrierson (1927)
Pleurobema pulvinulumHaas (1969)
Pleurobema troschelianumBurch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Turgeon et al. (1998), ... Campbell et al. (2008), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Inoue et al. (2018), Hauck et al. (2023)
Pleurobema georgianumWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)

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Unio favosus Lea, 1857

Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 262.
Lea, 1858. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 58, pl. 8, fig. 40.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84585, Othcalooga Cr., Ga.

Pleurobema (s.s.) favosaSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) favosumSimpson (1914)
Pleurobema georgianumOrtmann (1923), Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Quadrula (Pleuronaia) georgianaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)

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Unio irrasus Lea, 1861

Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 38.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 91 [95], pl. 13, fig. 239.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84637, Etowah R., Ga.

Pleurobema (s.s.) irrasaSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) irrasumSimpson (1914)
Pleurobema (s.s.) showalteriFrierson (1927)
Pleurobema showalteriiHaas (1969)
Pleurobema irrasumBurch (1975), ITIS (2012)
Pleurobema rubellumParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Pleurobema georgianumWilliams et al. (2008)

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Unio medius Lea, 1861

Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 40.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 78 [82], pl. 10, fig. 227.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84794, Coosa R., Ala.

Pleurobema (s.s.) stabilisSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) stabileSimpson (1914)
Pleurobema (s.s.) nucleopsisFrierson (1927)
Pleurobema nucleopsisHaas (1969)
Pleurobema georgianumWilliams et al. (2008)

Pleurobema georgianmum Haag, 2012

Haag, 2012. N. Amer. Freshw. Mussels: 72.
(error for Unio georgianus Lea, 1841)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Pleurobema (s.s.) georgianaSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) nucleopsisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927)
Pleurobema (s.s.) troschelianusSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) favosaSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) irrasaSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) stabilisSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) georgianumSimpson (1914)
Pleurobema (s.s.) troschelianumSimpson (1914)
Pleurobema (s.s.) favosumSimpson (1914)
Pleurobema (s.s.) irrasumSimpson (1914)
Pleurobema (s.s.) stabileSimpson (1914)
Pleurobema georgianumOrtmann (1923), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), IUCN (1996), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)
Quadrula (Pleuronaia) georgianaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Pleurobema (s.s.) pulvinulumFrierson (1927)
Pleurobema (s.s.) showalteriFrierson (1927)
Pleurobema nucleopsisHaas (1969), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), IUCN (2000), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012)
Pleurobema pulvinulumHaas (1969)
Pleurobema showalteriiHaas (1969)
Pleurobema nucleopseBurch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988)
Pleurobema troschelianumBurch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Turgeon et al. (1998), ... Campbell et al. (2008), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Inoue et al. (2018), Hauck et al. (2023)
Pleurobema irrasumBurch (1975), ITIS (2012)
Pleurobema rubellumParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Pleurobema georgianmum [sic]Haag (2012)