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species Pleurobema rubellum (Conrad, 1834): synonymy

5 specimens + 2 GenBank vouchers

Synonymy

Unio furvus Conrad, 1834

Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 39, pl. 6, fig. 3.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 250.

Pleurobema (s.s.) furvaSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) furvumSimpson (1914), Frierson (1927)
Pleurobema furvumHaas (1969), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), IUCN (1996), ... Campbell & Lydeard (2012), ITIS (2012), Burlakova et al. (2012), Perkins et al. (2017), Inoue et al. (2018)
Pleurobema rubellumWilliams et al. (2008), IUCN (2012), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Unio rubellus Conrad, 1834

Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 38, pl. 6, fig. 2.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 257.

Pleurobema (s.s.) rubellaSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) rubellumSimpson (1914), Frierson (1927)
Pleurobema rubellumHaas (1969), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), ... FMCS (2021), Morrison et al. (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

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Unio pulvinulus Lea, 1845

Lea, 1845. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4: 164.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1848. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 4]: 81 [55], pl. 8, fig. 24.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84838, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Pleurobema (s.s.) rubellaSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) rubellumSimpson (1914)
Pleurobema (s.s.) pulvinulumFrierson (1927)
Pleurobema pulvinulumHaas (1969)
Pleurobema rubellumParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)

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Pleurobema avellana Simpson, 1900

specimen image from publicationSimpson, 1900. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 52: 81, pl. 2, figs. 6-7.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 758.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 778.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE UMMZ_79653, Cahaba River, Alabama.

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

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Unio (Pleurobema) hagleri Frierson, 1900

Frierson, 1900. Nautilus 13(10): 109, pl. 2.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 41, sp. 169.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_77902, North River, nr. Tynes, Ala.

Pleurobema (s.s.) hagleriSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927)
Pleurobema hagleriOrtmann (1923), Haas (1969), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), IUCN (2000), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012)
Pleurobema rubellumWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)

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Pleurobema (s.s.) fictum Frierson, 1927

Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 43, sp. 195.
Frierson, 1928. Nautilus 41(4): 139, pl. 3, figs. 2-2a.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE UMMZ_80791, Cahaba River, Alabama.

Pleurobema (s.s.) fictumFrierson (1927)
Pleurobema fictumHaas (1969)
Pleurobema rubellumWilliams et al. (2008)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Pleurobema (s.s.) furvaSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) rubellaSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) avellanaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927)
Pleurobema avellanaSimpson (1900), Haas (1969)
Pleurobema (s.s.) hagleriSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927)
Pleurobema (s.s.) furvumSimpson (1914), Frierson (1927)
Pleurobema (s.s.) rubellumSimpson (1914), Frierson (1927)
Pleurobema hagleriOrtmann (1923), Haas (1969), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), IUCN (2000), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012)
Pleurobema (s.s.) pulvinulumFrierson (1927)
Pleurobema (s.s.) fictumFrierson (1927)
Pleurobema furvumHaas (1969), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), IUCN (1996), ... Campbell & Lydeard (2012), ITIS (2012), Burlakova et al. (2012), Perkins et al. (2017), Inoue et al. (2018)
Pleurobema rubellumHaas (1969), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), ... FMCS (2021), Morrison et al. (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Pleurobema pulvinulumHaas (1969)
Pleurobema fictumHaas (1969)
Pleurobema avellanumBurch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), IUCN (2000), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012)