Publication Ortmann & Walker (1922): summary

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Ortmann, A.E. & B. Walker. 1922. On the nomenclature of certain North American naiades. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (112): 1-75. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Alasminota Ortmann, 1914

Ortmann, 1914. Nautilus 28(4): 41.
Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 33.
Ortmann, 1923. Nautilus 36(3): 83.
Ortmann, 1924. Amer. Midl. Nat. 9(1): 22.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Symphynota Lea, 1829)
Type species: Margaritana holstonia Lea, 1838 (orig. desig.) = Alasminota holstonia

Conradilla Ortmann, 1921

Ortmann, 1921. Nautilus 34: 90.
Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 56.
Ortmann, 1924. Amer. Midl. Nat. 9(1): 30.
Type species: Unio caelatus Conrad, 1834 (original designation) = Lemiox rimosus

Cyclonaias Ortmann & Walker, 1922

Pilsbry in Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 18.
Type species: Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820 (orig. desig.) = Cyclonaias tuberculata

Platynaias Walker, 1918

Walker, 1918. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (49): 2.
Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 33.
Type species: Symphynota compressa Lea, 1829 (orig. desig.) = Platynaias compressa

Scalenilla Ortmann & Walker, 1922

Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 68.
Ortmann, 1924. Amer. Midl. Nat. 9(1): 43.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Dysnomia Agassiz, 1852)
Type species: Unio sulcatus Lea, 1829 (orig. desig.) = Epioblasma obliquata

Truncillopsis Ortmann & Walker, 1922

Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 65.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Dysnomia Agassiz, 1852)
Type species: Truncilla triqueter Rafinesque, 1820 (orig. desig.) = Epioblasma triquetra

Attributed Nominal Species

Quadrula lachrymosa ‘Lea’ of Authors = Quadrula quadrula

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 378.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 177.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 256.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 497.
specimen image from publicationReeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 9, sp. 33.
Call, 1895. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 7: 21.
F.C. Baker, 1898. Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 3(1): 83, pl. 25, fig. 1; pl. 12, fig. 2.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 776.
Call, 1900. Ind. Dept. Geol. Nat. Res. (1899): 489.
Ortmann, 1909. Nautilus 22(10): 100.
Ortmann, 1909. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 5: 199.
Ortmann, 1910. Nautilus 23(11): 140.
Ortmann, 1910. Nautilus 23: 116.
Ortmann, 1912. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 8: 253.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 839, 841.
Vanatta, 1915. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 67: 556.
Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 14, 16.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 47.
F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 84.
R.I. Johnson, 1980. Bull. MCZ 149(2): 90.
Vidrine, 1993. Histr. Distr. Freshw. Mussels LA: 53.
Strayer & Jirka, 1997. Pearly Mussels NY (26): 98.
(error for Unio lacrymosus Lea, 1828)

Anodonta pennsylvanica ‘Lamarck’ of Authors = Strophitus undulatus

‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Stark, 1828. Elements Nat. Hist. 2: 89.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 50.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 49.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 263.
Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 11, sp. 30.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 79.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 618.
Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 40.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 22 [as ‘Strophitus undulatus-pennsylvanicus’].
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 373 [as ‘Strophitus undulatus pennsylvanicus’].
(error for Anodonta pensylvanica Lamarck, 1819)

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias carinata (Barnes, 1823) = Ortmanniana ligamentina

+ Unio ligamentina Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio crassus Say, 1817

+ Unio (Elliptio) fasciata Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio ellipticus Barnes, 1823

Actinonaias pectorosa (Conrad, 1834) = Ortmanniana pectorosa

+ Bariosta vittatis Rafinesque, 1831

+ Unio perdix Lea, 1834

+ Unio biangularis Lea, 1840

+ Unio biangulatus Lea, 1840

Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata Say, 1818 = Alasmidonta marginata + Alasmidonta atropurpurea

+ Decurambis scriptum Rafinesque, 1831

+ Decurambis atropurpureum Rafinesque, 1831

Alasmidonta (Decurambis) varicosa (Lamarck, 1819) = Alasmidonta varicosa

+ Alasmodon corrugata De Kay, 1843

Amblema costata Rafinesque, 1820 = Amblema plicata

+ Unio undulatus Barnes, 1823

There are 196 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.

Amblema plicata (Say, 1817)

+ Unio rariplicata Lamarck, 1819

Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829 = Utterbackia imbecillis

+ Anodonta imbecilis ‘Say’ of Authors

+ Anodonta ohiensis ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

Conradilla cælata (Conrad, 1834) = Lemiox rimosus

+ Bariosta (Lemiox) rimosus Rafinesque, 1831

Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820)

Dysnomia (Pilea) torulosa (Rafinesque, 1820) = Epioblasma torulosa

+ Amblema gibbosa Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio perplexus Lea, 1831

Dysnomia (Pilea) turgidula (Lea, 1858) = Epioblasma turgidula + Epioblasma curtisii

+ Unio deviatus Reeve, 1864

+ Truncilla curtisii Frierson & Utterback in Utterback, 1916

Dysnomia (s.s.) flexuosa (Rafinesque, 1820) = Epioblasma flexuosa + Epioblasma rangiana

+ Unio foliatus Hildreth, 1828

+ Epioblasma biloba Rafinesque, 1831

Dysnomia (Truncillopsis) triquetra (Rafinesque, 1820) = Epioblasma triquetra

+ Unio triangularis Barnes, 1823

+ Unio cuneatus Swainson, 1823

+ Unio formosus Lea, 1831

Elliptio complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817) = Elliptio complanata

+ Unio violaceus Spengler, 1793

Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck, 1819)

+ Unio (Elliptio) nigra Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio cuneatus Barnes, 1823

Elliptio dilatatus (Rafinesque, 1820) = Eurynia dilatata

+ Unio gibbosus Barnes, 1823

+ Obliquaria (Ellipsaria) cuprea Rafinesque, 1820

Fusconaia cor (Conrad, 1834) = Fusconaia cor + Fusconaia cuneolus

+ Unio edgarianus Lea, 1840

+ Unio tuscumbiensis Lea, 1871

+ Unio andersonensis Lea, 1872

+ Unio obuncus Lea, 1871

Fusconaia ebenus (Lea, 1831) = Reginaia ebenus

+ Obovaria obovalis Rafinesque, 1820

Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)

+ Unio flavus Conrad, 1837

+ Unio rubiginosus Lea, 1829

Fusconaia undatus (Barnes, 1823) = Fusconaia flava

+ Unio trigonus Lea, 1831

Lampsilis anodontoides (Lea, 1831) = Lampsilis teres

+ Unio (Eurynia) teres Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio teres ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio multiradiatus Lea, 1829

Lampsilis ventricosa (Barnes, 1823) = Lampsilis cardium

+ Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque, 1820

Lastena lata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Hemistena lata

+ Unio dehiscens Say, 1829

+ Unio oriens Lea, 1831

+ Odatelia radiata Rafinesque, 1832

Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) = Potamilus fragilis

+ Unio gracilis Barnes, 1823

Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) = Potamilus leptodon + Potamilus fragilis

+ Anodon purpurascens Swainson, 1823

+ Unio velum Say, 1829

+ Symphynota tenuissima Lea, 1829

+ Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque, 1831

Ligumia recta (Lamarck, 1819)

+ Unio sageri Conrad, 1836

Ligumia recta latissima (Rafinesque, 1820) = Ligumia recta

+ Unio rectus Conrad, 1836

Medionidus conradicus (Lea, 1834)

+ Obliquaria plateolus Rafinesque, 1831

Obliquaria reflexa Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio cornutus Barnes, 1823

Obovaria lens (Lea, 1831) = Obovaria subrotunda

+ Unio laevigatus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820)

+ Unio ellipsis Lea, 1828

Obovaria retusa (Lamarck, 1819)

+ Obovaria torsa Rafinesque, 1820

Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820)

+ Obovaria striata Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio circulus Lea, 1829

Plectomerus trapezoides (Lea, 1831) = Plectomerus dombeyanus

+ Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio dombeyana Valenciennes, 1827

+ Unio interruptus Say, 1831

+ Bariosta ponderosus Rafinesque, 1831

Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) = Plethobasus cyphyus + Plethobasus cicatricosus

+ Unio cyphia Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio aesopus Green, 1827

+ Unio cicatricosus Say, 1829

+ Unio varicosus Lea, 1831

Pleurobema clava (Lamarck, 1819)

+ Unio (Aximedia) elliptica Rafinesque, 1820

+ Obliquaria (Scalenaria) scalenia Rafinesque, 1820

+ Pleurobema mytiloides Rafinesque, 1820

+ Pleurobema cuneata Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio patulus Lea, 1829

Pleurobema cordata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Pleurobema cordatum + Fusconaia flava + Reginaia ebenus

+ Unio obliqua Lamarck, 1819

+ Obliquaria (Sintoxia) lateralis Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio obovata Conrad, 1834

Pleurobema plenum (Lea, 1840)

+ Quadrula cordata Vanatta, 1915

Pleurobema simpsoni Vanatta, 1915 = Pleurobema pyriforme

+ Unio striatus Lea, 1840

+ Unio modicus Lea, 1857

+ Unio amabilis Lea, 1865

Quadrula metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820) = Theliderma metanevra

+ Unio nodosus Barnes, 1823

Quadrula nodulata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Pustulosa nodulata

+ Unio pustulatus Lea, 1831

Quadrula quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820)

+ Unio rugosus Barnes, 1823

+ Unio lacrymosus Lea, 1828

+ Unio asperrimus Lea, 1831

Quadrula verrucosa (Rafinesque, 1820)

+ Unio tuberculatus Barnes, 1823

Strophitus undulatus (Say, 1817)

+ Anodonta pensylvanica Lamarck, 1819

Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio elegans Lea, 1831