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Alasmidonta costata Rafinesque, 1820

Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 318, pl. 82, figs. 15-16.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 60.

Symphynota (Lasmigona) costata — Simpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Simpson (1914)
Symphynota costata — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), Utterback (1915)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costata — Ortmann (1918), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), ... Haas (1969), Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Clarke (1985), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Lasmigona costata — Murray & Leonard (1962), Clarke (1973), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Mathiak (1979), ... Hnytka et al. (2022), Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)

Alasmodonta rugosa Barnes, 1823

Barnes, 1823. Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 278, pl. 13, fig. 21.

Symphynota (Lasmigona) costata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Margaritana) rugosa — Call (1900)
Symphynota costata — Utterback (1915)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costata — Ortmann (1918), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Frierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Clarke (1985)
Lasmigona costata — Murray & Leonard (1962), Burch (1975), Oesch (1984), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Amblasmodon hians Rafinesque, 1831

Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 80.

Alasmidonta hians — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costata — Haas (1969), Clarke (1985)
Lasmigona costata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Lasmigona rugosa Rafinesque, 1831

Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 79.
(reference to Alasmodonta rugosa Barnes, 1823)

Lasmigona costata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Lasmigona costata var. ereganensis Grier, 1918

Grier, 1918. Nautilus 32(1): 10.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmidonta costata Rafinesque, 1820; correct name for Lasmigona costata var. eriganensis Grier, 1918)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE CM_61.4720 (by Parodiz, 1967: 26), “Big Bend” (W of waterworks), Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Lasmigona (s.s.) costata-ereganensis — Frierson (1927)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costata — Haas (1969), Clarke (1985)
Lasmigona costata — Clarke (1973), Burch (1975), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)

Lasmigona costata var. eriganensis Grier, 1918

Grier, 1918. Nautilus 32(1): 10.
(incorrect original spelling of Lasmigona costata var. ereganensis Grier, 1918)

Lasmigona costata — Watters et al. (2009)

Lasmigona costata nuda F.C. Baker, 1928

F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 145, pl. 59, fig. 3-6.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmidonta costata Rafinesque, 1820)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) UMMZ_209131, Red Cedar R., Chetek, Wis.

Lasmigona (s.s.) costata nuda — F.C. Baker (1928)
Lasmigona costata — Clarke (1973), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costata — Clarke (1985)

Lasmigona costata pepinensis F.C. Baker, 1928

F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 144, pl. 59, figs. 1-2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmidonta costata Rafinesque, 1820)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) UMMZ_209133, L. Pepin, Wisconsin.

Lasmigona (s.s.) costata pepinensis — F.C. Baker (1928)
Lasmigona costata — Clarke (1973), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costata — Clarke (1985)

Lasmigona compressa ‘Lea’ of Authors

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000. J. Moll. Studies 66: 160.
Graf & Cummings, 2006. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 148: 348.
Hoeh et al., 2009. Malacologia 51(2): 310.
Jadhav & Jamkhedkar, 2009. Res. J. BioTech. 4(1): 43.
Whelan et al., 2011. MPE 61: 506.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 177.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1.
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2020. MPE 146: Table 1.
Wu et al., 2021. J. Lake Sci. 33(6): attached Table 1.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2022. Sci. Repts. 12: Table S1.
Wu et al., 2023. ZooKeys 1166: 263, Table 1.
Liu et al., 2023. ZooKeys 1179: Table 1.
Dai et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(2): Table 1. [in part]
Chen et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(4): Table 1.
(misidentified reference to Symphynota compressa Lea, 1829)

Lasmigona costata — Pfeiffer & Graf (2015)

Alasmodonta hians Ferussac, 1835

‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 25.
(reference to Amblasmodon hians Rafinesque, 1831)

Symphynota (Lasmigona) costata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lasmigona costata — Watters et al. (2009)

Alasmodonta abducta Lea, 1836

‘Say’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 44.
‘Say’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 42.
(intro'd as syn of Alasmodonta rugosa Barnes, 1823)

Lasmigona (s.s.) costata — Haas (1930)

Alasmodonta ductus Haas, 1930

‘Say’ Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12(6): 326.
(error for Alasmodonta abducta Lea, 1836)