Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Fusconaia

species Fusconaia cerina (Conrad, 1838): synonymy

7 specimens + 7 GenBank vouchers

Synonymy

Unio cerinus Conrad, 1838

Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(11): 95, pl. 52.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 246.
LECTOTYPE ANSP_41644, New Orleans, La.

Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) cerina — Simpson (1900)
Fusconaia cerina — Ortmann (1912), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), Rosenberg et al. (1994), ... Johnson et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) (Group of Q. undata) cerina — Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) flava — Frierson (1927)
Fusconaia flava flava — Haas (1969)
Fusconaia flava — R.I. Johnson (1980), Howells et al. (1996)

Unio rubidus Lea, 1861

Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 40.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 95 [99], pl. 14, fig. 244.
HOLOTYPE USNM_84381, Columbus, Tombigbee R., Miss.

Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) rubida — Simpson (1900)
Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) (Group of Q. undata) rubida — Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) hebetata — Frierson (1927)
Fusconaia hebetata — Haas (1969)
Fusconaia flava — Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980)
Fusconaia cerina — Williams et al. (2008)

Unio negatus Lea, 1861

Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 59.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 76 [80], pl. 9, fig. 225.
HOLOTYPE USNM_84382, Big Prairie Cr., Ala.

Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) rubida — Simpson (1900)
Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) (Group of Q. undata) rubida — Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) flava-negata — Frierson (1927)
Fusconaia flava negata — Haas (1969)
Fusconaia cerina — Williams et al. (2008)

Unio glandaceus Lea, 1861

Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 59.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 77 [81], pl. 9, fig. 226.
HOLOTYPE USNM_84577, Cahawba R., Ala.

Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) glandacea — Simpson (1900)
Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) (Group of Q. glandacea) glandacea — Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) glandacea — Frierson (1927)
Fusconaia glandacea — Haas (1969)
Fusconaia cerina — Williams et al. (2008)

Quadrula rubidula Frierson, 1905

Frierson, 1905. Nautilus 19(2): 14, pl. 1, figs. 3-4.
HOLOTYPE UMMZ_113535, North River, Tyner, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama.

Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) (Group of Q. undata) rubidula — Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) rubidula — Frierson (1927)
Fusconaia rubidula — Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010)
Fusconaia cerina — Williams et al. (2008), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) castanea Simpson, 1914

Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 877.
LECTOTYPE USNM_159959, Tombigbee R., Moscow, Ala.

Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) (Group of Q. undata) castanea — Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) flava-nasuta — Frierson (1927)
Fusconaia cerina — Williams et al. (2008)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) cerina — Simpson (1900)
Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) rubida — Simpson (1900)
Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) glandacea — Simpson (1900)
Fusconaia cerina — Ortmann (1912), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), Rosenberg et al. (1994), ... Johnson et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) (Group of Q. undata) cerina — Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) (Group of Q. undata) rubida — Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) (Group of Q. undata) rubidula — Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) (Group of Q. undata) castanea — Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (sec. Fusconaia) (Group of Q. glandacea) glandacea — Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) hebetata — Frierson (1927)
Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) rubidula — Frierson (1927)
Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) flava — Frierson (1927)
Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) flava-negata — Frierson (1927)
Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) flava-nasuta — Frierson (1927)
Quadrula (Fusconia [sic]) glandacea — Frierson (1927)
Fusconaia hebetata — Haas (1969)
Fusconaia rubidula — Haas (1969), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010)
Fusconaia flava flava — Haas (1969)
Fusconaia flava negata — Haas (1969)
Fusconaia glandacea — Haas (1969)
Fusconaia flava — Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Howells et al. (1996)