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Anodonta hallenbeckii Lea, 1858

Lea, 1858. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 10: 138.
Lea, 1859. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 232 [50], pl. 32, fig. 112.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86428, Uphaupee Cr., Macon Co., Alabama.

Anodonta hallenbeckii — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Anodonta (Pyganodon) cataracta-hallenbeckii — Frierson (1927)
Anodonta hallenbecki — Clench & Turner (1956)
Anodonta (Pyganodon) cataracta hallenbeckii — Haas (1969)
Anodonta (Pyganodon) cataracta cataracta — R.I. Johnson (1970)
Anodonta cataracta — Burch (1975)
Anodonta (Pyganodon) hallenbeckii — Heard (1975)
Pyganodon grandis — Brim Box & Williams (2000)
Strophitus connasaugaensis — Williams et al. (2008)

Margaritana connasaugaensis Lea, 1858

Lea, 1858. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 10: 138.
Lea, 1859. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 229 [47], pl. 32, fig. 113.
(renamed Strophitus conasaugaensis Ortmann, 1923)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86277, Connasauga Cr., W. Georgia.

Strophitus connasaugaensis — Simpson (1900), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Turgeon et al. (1998), ... Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2012), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2017)
Strophitus (s.s.) connasaugaensis — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Strophitus conasaugaensis — Ortmann (1923)
Strophitus subvexus — R.I. Johnson (1967)
Strophitus subvexa — Burch (1975)
Pseudodontoideus connasaugaensis — Smith et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)

Margaritana alabamensis Lea, 1861

Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 41.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 104 [108], pl. 16, fig. 249.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86262, Talladega Cr., Alabama.

Strophitus connasaugaensis — Simpson (1900), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Strophitus (s.s.) alabamensis — Simpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Strophitus conasaugaensis — Ortmann (1923)
Strophitus (Pseudodontoideus) alabamensis — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Strophitus alabamensis — Thiele (1934), ITIS (2012)
Strophitus subvexus — R.I. Johnson (1967)
Strophitus subvexa — Burch (1975)
Pseudodontoideus connasaugaensis — Graf & Cummings (2021)

Strophitus conasaugaensis Ortmann, 1923

Ortmann, 1923. Nautilus 36(4): 130, footnote.
(new name for Margaritana connasaugaensis Lea, 1858)

Strophitus conasaugaensis — Ortmann (1923)
Strophitus subvexus — R.I. Johnson (1967)

Margaritana connasaugensis Clessin, 1876

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Clessin, 1876. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 269, pl. 81, figs. 7-8.
Whelan et al., 2023. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 198(2): Figs. 2-3.
(error for Margaritana connasaugaensis Lea, 1858)

Strophitus connasaugaensis — Simpson (1900), Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Strophitus (s.s.) connasaugaensis — Simpson (1914)

Unio connasaughensis Sowerby, 1868

‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 88, sp. 474.
(error for Margaritana connasaugaensis Lea, 1858)

Strophitus connasaugaensis — Simpson (1900), Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Strophitus (s.s.) connasaugaensis — Simpson (1914)

Margaritana connesaugaensis B.H. Wright, 1888

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [6].
(error for Margaritana connasaugaensis Lea, 1858)