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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Hyrioidea | Hyriidae | Hyriinae | Hyriini | Prisodon

species Prisodon syrmatophorus (Gmelin, 1791): synonymy

207 specimens

Synonymy

Mya syrmatophora Gmelin, 1791

Meuschen in Gronovius, 1781. Zoophylacium Gronovianum: pl. 8, figs. 1-2. [non-binomial]
Gmelin, 1791. Syst. Nat. 1(6): 3222.

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon syrmatophoraIhering (1910), F. Baker (1913)
Prisodon syrmatophorusH.B. Baker (1930), Modell (1942), IUCN (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Prisodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorusHaas (1931), Haas (1949)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusParodiz & Bonetto (1963), Mansur & Valer (1992), Mansur et al. (1997), Simone (2006), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Santos-Neto et al. (2016), Santos-Neto et al. (2018), Mansur et al. (2020)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophoraHaas (1969), Martinez et al. (2004)
Paxyodon syrmathophorus [sic]Ramírez et al. (2003), Pereira et al. (2014)
Prisodon (Paxyodon) syrmatophorusGraf & Cummings (2007)

Paxyodon ponderosus Schumacher, 1817

Schumacher, 1816. Overs. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Forhandl. Kjobehhaven 1816: 7 [as ‘ponderosum’]. [nomen nudum]
Schumacher, 1817. Essai. Nouv. Syst.: 46, 139, pl. 11, fig. 3.

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusParodiz & Bonetto (1963), Simone (2006)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophoraHaas (1969)
Prisodon (Paxyodon) syrmatophorusGraf & Cummings (2007)

Hyria avicularis Lamarck, 1819

Lister, 1685. Conch.: pl. 160, fig. 16 ?.
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 82, sp. 1, var. [b]. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Hyria avicularis Lamarck, 1819)

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon obliquusHaas (1916), Haas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusMansur & Valer (1992)

Hyria cordata Menke, 1828

Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 82, sp. 1, var. [b]. [in part]
Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 63.

image of type lot

Unio brownianus Lea, 1838

specimen image from publicationLea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 108, pl. 24, fig. 116.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_83883, Amazon R., S. Am.

Prisodon (s.s.) brownianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon brownianusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusSimone (2006)

image of type lot

Hyria complanata Hupé, 1857

Hupé, 1857. [in] Castelnau, Anim. Nouv. Rares d’Amer. Sud: 80, pl. 15, fig. 3.
Type(s): UNKNOWN MNHN_MP_1542, Bresil.

Prisodon (s.s.) complanatusSimpson (1900)
Prisodon (s.s.) complanataSimpson (1914)
Prisodon syrmatophorus complanatusHaas (1931), Haas (1932)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus complanatusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusSimone (2006)

image of type lot

Hyria alata Sowerby, 1869

specimen image from publicationSowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 5, sp. 13.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] BMNH_1849-6-1-2 (by R.I. Johnson, 1971: 79), Guayana.

Prisodon (s.s.) alatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon alatusOrtmann (1921), Haas (1931), Morretes (1949), Haas (1949), Haas (1969), Soliman et al. (2016)
Paxyodon alatusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusSimone (2006)

Paxyodon syrmathophorus Ramírez et al., 2003

‘Meuschen’ of Authors.
Ramírez et al., 2003. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51: 273.
Pereira et al., 2014. Hydrobiologia 735: [11].
(error for Mya syrmatophora Gmelin, 1791)

Triquetra pectunculus subviridis Klein, 1753

Klein, 1753. Tent. Method. Ostrac., etc.: 135, pl. 9, fig. 36. [pre-linnaean]

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusSimone (2006)

Unio corrugata Blainville, 1825

Blainville, 1825. Manuel Malacol. et Conch.: pl. 67, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Hyria corrugata Lamarck, 1819)

Hyria corrugataHaas (1916)

Hyria humilis Troschel, 1847

Troschel, 1847. unknown publication: ??. [nomen nudum]

Hyria syrmatophora Küster, 1856

specimen image from publication‘Gronov.’ Küster, 1856. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 141, pl. 41, fig. 4.
(reference to Mya syrmatophora Gmelin, 1791)

Prisodon (s.s.) complanatusSimpson (1900)
Prisodon (s.s.) complanataSimpson (1914)

Paxyodon symatophorus Simone, 2006

‘auctt.’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 251.
(error for Mya syrmatophora Gmelin, 1791)

Paxyodon syrmatophorusSimone (2006)

Prisodon syrmatophorous IUCN, 2014

‘Meuschen’ IUCN, 2014. IUCN Red List: [web].
(error for Mya syrmatophora Gmelin, 1791)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon (s.s.) complanatusSimpson (1900)
Prisodon (s.s.) alatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon (s.s.) brownianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon syrmatophoraIhering (1910), F. Baker (1913)
Prisodon (s.s.) complanataSimpson (1914)
Hyria corrugataHaas (1916)
Prisodon obliquusHaas (1916), Haas (1969)
Prisodon alatusOrtmann (1921), Haas (1931), Morretes (1949), Haas (1949), Haas (1969), Soliman et al. (2016)
Prisodon syrmatophorusH.B. Baker (1930), Modell (1942), IUCN (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Prisodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorusHaas (1931), Haas (1949)
Prisodon syrmatophorus complanatusHaas (1931), Haas (1932)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusParodiz & Bonetto (1963), Mansur & Valer (1992), Mansur et al. (1997), Simone (2006), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Santos-Neto et al. (2016), Santos-Neto et al. (2018), Mansur et al. (2020)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus complanatusHaas (1969)
Prisodon brownianusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophoraHaas (1969), Martinez et al. (2004)
Paxyodon alatusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmathophorus [sic]Ramírez et al. (2003), Pereira et al. (2014)
Prisodon (Paxyodon) syrmatophorusGraf & Cummings (2007)

 
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