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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pterosyna

species Pterosyna complanata (Barnes, 1823): synonymy

3 specimens + 1 Genbank voucher

Synonymy

Alasmodonta complanata Barnes, 1823

Barnes, 1823. Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 278, pl. 13, fig. 22a-b.

Symphynota (Pterosygna [sic]) complanataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Margaritana) complanataCall (1900)
Symphynota complanataOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), Utterback (1915)
Symphynota (Pterosygna) [sic] complanataOrtmann (1909)
Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanataOrtmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Lasmigona (Pterosygna) [sic] complanataHaas (1930)
Lasmigona (sec. Pterosyna) complanataThiele (1934)
Lasmigona complanataMurray & Leonard (1962), Clarke (1973), Burch (1975), Heard (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), ... Wu et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Perkins et al. (2025), Hou et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025)
Lasmigona (s.s.) complanata complanataClarke (1985)
Lasmigona complanata complanataTurgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), King et al. (1999), Jones et al. (2005), ITIS (2012), McMurray et al. (2012)
Lasmigona c. complanataHoke (2005)
Lasmigona (s.s.) complanataGraf & Cummings (2007)
Pterosyna complanataFMCS (2025)

Unio gigas Swainson, 1824

Swainson, 1824. Quart. J. Sci., Lit. & Arts 17: 15.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 262, 265, 378.

Symphynota (Pterosygna [sic]) complanataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lasmigona (s.s.) complanata complanataClarke (1985)
Lasmigona complanataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio katherinae Lea, 1838

Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 143 [as ‘katherinæ’].
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 35 [as ‘katherinæ’].

Symphynota (Pterosygna [sic]) complanata var. katherinaeSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanata-katherinaeFrierson (1927)
Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanata katherinaeF.C. Baker (1928)
Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanataHaas (1969)
Lasmigona complanataClarke (1973), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Lasmigona (s.s.) complanata complanataClarke (1985)

Complanaria gigas Swainson, 1840

Sowerby, 1839. Conch. Man.: 2, fig. 141.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 288, 382.

Symphynota (Pterosygna [sic]) complanataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanataFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Lasmigona (s.s.) complanata complanataClarke (1985)
Lasmigona complanataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Alasmodon complanatus Sowerby, 1839

Sowerby, 1839. Conch. Man.: 2, fig. 141.
(reference to Alasmodonta complanata Barnes, 1823)

Lasmigona complanataWatters et al. (2009)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Symphynota (Pterosygna [sic]) complanataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Symphynota (Pterosygna [sic]) complanata var. katherinaeSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Margaritana) complanataCall (1900)
Symphynota complanataOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), Utterback (1915)
Symphynota (Pterosygna) [sic] complanataOrtmann (1909)
Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanataOrtmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanata-katherinaeFrierson (1927)
Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanata katherinaeF.C. Baker (1928)
Lasmigona (Pterosygna) [sic] complanataHaas (1930)
Lasmigona (sec. Pterosyna) complanataThiele (1934)
Lasmigona complanataMurray & Leonard (1962), Clarke (1973), Burch (1975), Heard (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), ... Wu et al. (2024), Hou et al. (2024), Perkins et al. (2025), Hou et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025)
Lasmigona (s.s.) complanata complanataClarke (1985)
Lasmigona complanata complanataTurgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), King et al. (1999), Jones et al. (2005), ITIS (2012), McMurray et al. (2012)
Lasmigona c. complanataHoke (2005)
Lasmigona (s.s.) complanataGraf & Cummings (2007)
Pterosyna complanataFMCS (2025)

 
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