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species Prisodon syrmatophorus (Gmelin, 1791): synonymy

207 specimens + 9 GenBank vouchers

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.) syrmatophorus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon syrmatophora — Ihering (1910), F. Baker (1913)
Prisodon syrmatophorus — H.B. Baker (1930), Modell (1942), IUCN (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Prisodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorus — Haas (1931), Haas (1949)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus — Parodiz & 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), Prié et al. (2026)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorus — Haas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophora — Haas (1969), Martinez et al. (2004)
Paxyodon syrmathophorus [sic] — Ramírez et al. (2003), Pereira et al. (2014)
Prisodon (Paxyodon) syrmatophorus — Graf & Cummings (2007)

Paxyodon ponderosus Schumacher, 1817

Schumacher, 1815. Overs. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Forhandl. Kjobehhaven 1813-1815: 7 [as ‘ponderosum’]. [nomen nudum]
Schumacher, 1817. Essai. Nouv. Syst.: 46, 139, pl. 11, fig. 3.

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus — Parodiz & Bonetto (1963), Simone (2006)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorus — Haas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophora — Haas (1969)
Prisodon (Paxyodon) syrmatophorus — Graf & Cummings (2007)

Hyria avicularis Lamarck, 1819

(misidentified reference to 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]

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon obliquus — Haas (1916), Haas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus — Mansur & 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.
HOLOTYPE USNM_83883, Amazon R., S. Am.

Prisodon (s.s.) brownianus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon brownianus — Haas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus — Simone (2006)

image of type lot

Hyria complanata Hupé, 1857

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

Prisodon (s.s.) complanatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon syrmatophorus complanatus — Haas (1931), Haas (1932)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus complanatus — Haas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus — Simone (2006)

image of type lot

Hyria alata Sowerby, 1869

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

Prisodon (s.s.) alatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon alatus — Ortmann (1921), Haas (1931), Morretes (1949), Haas (1949), Haas (1969), Soliman et al. (2016)
Paxyodon alatus — Haas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus — Simone (2006)

Paxyodon syrmathophorus ‘Meuschen’ of Authors

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

Triquetra pectunculus subviridis Klein, 1753

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

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus — Simone (2006)

Unio corrugata Blainville, 1825

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

Hyria corrugata — Haas (1916)

Hyria humilis Troschel, 1847

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

Hyria syrmatophora Küster, 1856

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

Prisodon (s.s.) complanatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Paxyodon symatophorus Simone, 2006

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

Paxyodon syrmatophorus — Simone (2006)

Prisodon syrmatophorous IUCN, 2014

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

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon (s.s.) complanatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon (s.s.) alatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon (s.s.) brownianus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon syrmatophora — Ihering (1910), F. Baker (1913)
Hyria corrugata — Haas (1916)
Prisodon obliquus — Haas (1916), Haas (1969)
Prisodon alatus — Ortmann (1921), Haas (1931), Morretes (1949), Haas (1949), Haas (1969), Soliman et al. (2016)
Prisodon syrmatophorus — H.B. Baker (1930), Modell (1942), IUCN (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Prisodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorus — Haas (1931), Haas (1949)
Prisodon syrmatophorus complanatus — Haas (1931), Haas (1932)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus — Parodiz & 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), Prié et al. (2026)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorus — Haas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus complanatus — Haas (1969)
Prisodon brownianus — Haas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophora — Haas (1969), Martinez et al. (2004)
Paxyodon alatus — Haas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmathophorus [sic] — Ramírez et al. (2003), Pereira et al. (2014)
Prisodon (Paxyodon) syrmatophorus — Graf & Cummings (2007)