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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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species Anodontites trapezea (Spix in Wagner, 1827): synonymy
     181 specimens

Anodon rotundus Wagner, 1827
Spix in Wagner, 1827. Test. Fluv. Brasil.: 28, pl. 20, figs. 2-4.
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_3809, Brasilien, Staat Sao Paulo.

Glabaris (s.s.) rotundusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) rotundusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeusHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites trapezeusMansur et al. (1988), Ramírez et al. (2003), Simone (2006)

Anodon trapezeus Wagner, 1827
Spix in Wagner, 1827. Test. Fluv. Brasil.: 28, pl. 20, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ZSM_MOLL_20041232, Rio Solimoes, Brazil.

Glabaris (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris trapezeaIhering (1910)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeusHaas (1931), Haas (1949), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Anodontites (Styganodon) trapezeusMorretes (1949)
Anodontites trapezia [sic]Lucena (1951)
Anodontites trapezeusMansur et al. (1988), Ramírez et al. (2003), Simone (2006), Mansur & Pereira (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020)
Anodontites trapezeaGraf & Cummings (2021), Torres et al. (2024)

Unio (Anodontes) spixii d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 39.

Glabaris spixiiSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) spixiiSimpson (1914), Figueiras (1965)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeusHaas (1931), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeus spixiiQuintana (1982)
Anodontites trapezeusRamírez et al. (2003), Simone (2006)

Anodon trapezius Lea, 1836
‘Spix & Wagner’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 221.
Lucena, 1951. Pap. Avuls. Dept. Zool. 10(3): 98.

Anodonta cailliaudii Lea, 1860
Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 308.
Lea, 1863. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 395 [31], pl. 45, fig. 297.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86705, Brazil.

Glabaris (s.s.) rotundusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) rotundusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeusHaas (1931), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) spixiiFigueiras (1965)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeus spixiiQuintana (1982)
Anodontites trapezeusRamírez et al. (2003), Simone (2006)

Anodonta rubicunda Lea, 1860
Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 92.
Lea, 1863. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 392, pl. 46, fig. 299.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86401, Uruguay River.

Glabaris (s.s.) rubicundusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta rubicundaCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) rubicundusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonica rubicundaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeusHaas (1931), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) patagonica rubicundaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusFigueiras (1965)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeus spixiiQuintana (1982)
Anodontites trapezeusRamírez et al. (2003), Simone (2006)

Anodonta pazii Lea, 1866
Lea, 1866. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 18: 35.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 274, pl. 36, fig. 87.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86703, So. Am.

Glabaris (s.s.) paziiSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) paziiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonica rubicundaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeusHaas (1931), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) spixiiFigueiras (1965)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeus spixiiQuintana (1982)
Anodontites trapezeusRamírez et al. (2003), Simone (2006)

Glabaris trapezea var. caipira Ihering, 1893
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 58.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE SMF_3829, Rio Piracicaba, Staat Sao Paulo, Brasilien.

Simpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeusHaas (1931), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeus spixiiQuintana (1982)
Anodontites trapezeusRamírez et al. (2003), Simone (2006)

Glabaris trapezea var. sowerbyana Ihering, 1893
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 58.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE SMF_3830, Brasilien.

Simpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeusHaas (1931), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeus spixiiQuintana (1982)
Anodontites trapezeusRamírez et al. (2003), Simone (2006)

Anodonta trapezium of Authors, unknown year
‘Mori.’ of Authors.

Anodon caillaudii Sowerby, 1867
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 12, sp. 38.

Glabaris (s.s.) rotundusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeusMansur (1970)

Anodon parii Sowerby, 1870
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: index.

Anodonta cailludi Ramírez et al., 2003
‘Lea’ Ramírez et al., 2003. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51: 273.

Anodontites sowerbiana Simone, 2006
‘Ihering’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 283.

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Glabaris (s.s.) rotundusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris spixiiSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) rubicundusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta rubicundaCorsi (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) paziiSimpson (1900)
Glabaris trapezeaIhering (1910)
Anodontites (s.s.) rotundusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1914), Figueiras (1965)
Anodontites (s.s.) spixiiSimpson (1914), Figueiras (1965)
Anodontites (s.s.) rubicundusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) paziiSimpson (1914)
Simpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonica rubicundaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeusHaas (1931), Haas (1949), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Anodontites (Styganodon) trapezeusMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) patagonica rubicundaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites trapezia [sic]Lucena (1951)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapezeus spixiiQuintana (1982)
Anodontites trapezeusMansur et al. (1988), Ramírez et al. (2003), Simone (2006), Mansur & Pereira (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020)
Anodontites trapezeaGraf & Cummings (2021), Torres et al. (2024)

 
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