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species Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819): synonymy

839 specimens

Synonymy

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Anodonta sinuosa Lamarck, 1819

specimen image from publicationBruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 203 [204], fig. 2a-b [as Anodontites sp.].
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 87, sp. 14.
POSSIBLE SYNTYPE MNHN_MPL_0009, [unknown].

Glabaris (s.s.) sinuosusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) sinuosusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites sinuosusMarshall (1915)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

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Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819

Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 87, sp. 12.
POSSIBLE SYNTYPE MNHN_MPL_0007, de Amérique de Sud acheté de la vente de M. Faujas St. Frond [South America purchased from Mr. Faujas St. Frond] “Paratype” according to Johnson (1952).

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. exoticusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta exoticaCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. exoticusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites exoticaPilsbry (1933)
Glabaris trapesialisModell (1942)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisFigueiras (1965)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819

Schröter, 1779. Gesch. Flußconch.: pl. 3, fig. 1.
Martini & Chemnitz, 1785. Conchyl. Cab. 8: 185, pl. 86, fig. 762.
specimen image from publicationBruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 205, fig. 1a-b [as Anodontites sp.].
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 87, sp. 11.
LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] & PARALECTOTYPE MHNG_MOLL_50581 (by R.I. Johnson, 1953: 94), Unknown.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Glabaris trapezialis [sic]Ihering (1910)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic]Marshall (1915), H.B. Baker (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969)
Glabaris trapesialisModell (1942)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis trapezialis [sic]Morretes (1949)
Anodontites trapesialisLucena (1951), R.I. Johnson (1951), Simone (1994), Graf (2000), Martinez et al. (2004), ... Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Martínez et al. (2026), Prié et al. (2026), Barraza et al. (2026), Li et al. (2026)
Anodontites trapesialis trapesialisMansur & Valer (1992), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialisRumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)

Anodonta trapezialis ‘Lamarck’ of Authors

(error for Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)
‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Blainville, 1825. Manuel Malacol. et Conch.: 538.
Bory de St. Vincent, 1827. Encycl. Méth. 2: 147.
Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 63.
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106.
Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 93.
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 43.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 31.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 287.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 220.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5(3): 596.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52.
Hupé, 1857. [in] Castelnau, Anim. Nouv. Rares d’Amer. Sud: 85.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 504.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 82.
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 135.
Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 456.
Marshall, 1915. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 49(2122): 529.
Haas, 1929. Senckenbergiana 11: 340.
H.B. Baker, 1930. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (210): 70.
Morretes, 1949. Arqu. Mus. Paranaense 7: 27.
Prié et al., 2026. Environmental DNA 8: Table S1.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon anserinus Spix in Wagner, 1827

Spix in Wagner, 1827. Test. Fluv. Brasil.: 29, pl. 21, figs. 1-2.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. anserinusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta exoticaCorsi (1900)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] var. anserinusF. Baker (1913)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. anserinusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis anserinaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis [sic] anserinaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodonta glauca Valenciennes, 1827

Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 87. [nomen nudum]
Valenciennes, 1827. Receuil Observ. Zool. 2(11-12): 236, pl. 50, fig. 2.
LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] MHNG-MOLL-50591 (by R.I. Johnson, 1953: 90), Acapulco.

Glabaris (s.s.) glaucusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Patularia) glaucaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) glaucusSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) trapezialis [sic]-glaucaFrierson (1927)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] glaucusHaas (1929)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontoides glaucaContreras-Arquieta (2000)
Anodontites trapesialisCummings et al. (2025)

Anodon radiatus Spix in Wagner, 1827

Spix in Wagner, 1827. Test. Fluv. Brasil.: 31, pl. 23, fig. 1.
LECTOTYPE ZSM_MOL_20041234 (by Fechter, 1983: 236), Staat Minas Gereas, Brasilien.

Glabaris (s.s.) radiatusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta exoticaCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) radiatusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006), Nagel (2025)

Anodon giganteus Spix in Wagner, 1827

specimen image from publicationBruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 205, fig. 1a-b [as Anodontites sp.].
Spix in Wagner, 1827. Test. Fluv. Brasil.: 27, pl. 19, figs. 1-2.
LECTOTYPE ZSM_MOL_20041225 (by Fechter, 1983: 227-229), Rio Solimões.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Anodonta exoticaCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialis trapesialisMansur & Valer (1992), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006), Nagel (2025)

Anodon susannae Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833

specimen image from publicationGray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833. [in] Cuvier, Animal Kingdom 12(38): pl. 24, fig. 1 [as ‘susannæ’].
Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834. [in] Cuvier, Animal Kingdom 12(39-40): 595 [as ‘susannæ].

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970), Rumi et al. (2008)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)
Anodontites trapesialis trapesialisRamírez et al. (2003)

Anodon penicillatus Gray, 1834

Gray, 1834. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1834: 57.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon sinuosis Swainson, 1841

(error for Anodonta sinuosa Lamarck, 1819)
‘Lamarck’ Swainson, 1841. Ex. Conch.: 29, pl. 16.

Glabaris (s.s.) sinuosusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila) ciconiaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) sinuosusSimpson (1914)

Anodonta nicaraguae Philippi, 1849

Philippi, 1849. Zeitschr. f. Malakozool. 5(9): 130.
LECTOTYPE MALA.2015.0.619.0.MHN (by Haas, 1930: 322), Nicaragua.

Anodonta (Glabaris) nicaraguaMartens (1900)
Leila (Pseudoleila) nicaragua [sic]Frierson (1927)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] bridgesiiHaas (1929)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis nicaraguaeHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites nicaraguaeR.I. Johnson (1951)
Anodontites trapesialisR.I. Johnson (1951), Cummings et al. (2025), Nagel (2025)

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Anodon ciconia Gould, 1851

Gould, 1851. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 92.
LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] MCZ_169084 (by R.I. Johnson, 1964: 54), Mexico ?

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) glaucusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila) ciconiaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) ciconiaFrierson (1927)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis nicaraguaeHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisCummings et al. (2025)

Anodonta ciconia ‘Gould’ of Authors

(reference to Anodon ciconia Gould, 1851)
‘Gould’ of Authors.
Carpenter, 1857. Maz. Shells: 117.
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 534, pl. 68, 78, figs. 2-2a.
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 536, pl. 41, fig. 4.

Glabaris (s.s.) glaucusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) glaucus var. sinaloensisSimpson (1914)

Anodonta burroughiana Chenu, 1858

(misidentified reference to Anodonta burroughiana Lea, 1834)
Chenu, 1858. Illustr. Conchyl.: pl. 3.

Glabaris (s.s.) glaucusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) glaucusSimpson (1914)

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Anodonta forbesiana Lea, 1860

Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 92.
Lea, 1863. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 393, pl. 47, fig. 301.
HOLOTYPE USNM_86694, Uruguay River.

Glabaris (s.s.) forbesianusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta forbesianaCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) forbesianusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) forbesianaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) forbesianaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusSchade (1965), Mansur et al. (1988), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

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Anodon scriptus G.B. Sowerby II, 1867

specimen image from publication‘Férussac’ G.B. Sowerby II, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 4, sp. 9.
HOLOTYPE BMNH_1964370, Hab._?

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis scriptaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis [sic] scriptaMorretes (1949)
Leila blainvillianaVeitenheimer (1973), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon subsinuatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1867

specimen image from publicationG.B. Sowerby II, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 7, sp. 14.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Leila blainvillianaVeitenheimer (1973)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon areolatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1867

(homonym of Anodon areolatus Swainson, 1829)
specimen image from publicationG.B. Sowerby II, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 10, sp. 28.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

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Anodon exoticus G.B. Sowerby II, 1867

(homonym of Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819; renamed Leila grayana Frierson, 1922)
specimen image from publication‘Gray’ G.B. Sowerby II, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 16, sp. 57.
HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965207, Rio de la Plata.

Glabaris (s.s.) moricandiiSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) moricandiiSimpson (1914)
Leila grayanaFrierson (1922)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994)

Anodon gigantea ‘Lea’ of Authors

(misidentified reference to Anodonta gigantea Lea, 1838)
‘Lea’ of Authors.
specimen image from publication‘Lea’ G.B. Sowerby II, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 8, sp. 19, fig. 18.
H. Adams, 1867. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1866: 444 [as ‘Leila gigantea’].
Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 36, sp. 152 [as ‘A. trapezialis Lamarck’].

Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

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Anodonta bridgesii Lea, 1868

Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 95.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 291 [51], pl. 42, fig. 104.
LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_86691 (by R.I. Johnson, 1951: 81), Lake Nicaragua.

Glabaris (s.s.) bridgesiiSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Glabaris) nicaraguaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) bridgesiiSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) nicaragua [sic]Frierson (1927)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] bridgesiiHaas (1929)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis nicaraguaeHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites nicaraguaeR.I. Johnson (1951)
Anodontites trapesialisCummings et al. (2025)

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Anodonta jewettiana Lea, 1868

Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 95.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 289, pl. 41, fig. 101 [as ‘jewettii’].
HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_86681, Lake Nicaragua.

Glabaris (s.s.) jewittianus [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Glabaris) jewettiiMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) jewettianusSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) nicaragua [sic]Frierson (1927)
Anodontites nicaraguaeR.I. Johnson (1951)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisBieler (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)

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Anodonta jewettii Lea, 1868

(error for Anodonta jewettiana Lea, 1868)
specimen image from publicationLea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 289, pl. 41, fig. 101.
OBJECTIVE SYNONYM USNM_86681, Lake Nicaragua.

Glabaris (s.s.) jewittianus [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Glabaris) jewettiiMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) jewettianusSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) nicaragua [sic]Frierson (1927)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis nicaraguaeHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites nicaraguaeR.I. Johnson (1951)
Anodontites trapesialisBieler (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)

Anodonta gigantea ‘Spix’ of Authors

(reference to Anodon giganteus Spix in Wagner, 1827)
‘Spix’ of Authors.
Martens, 1868. Malak. Blatt. 15: 196.
Clessin, 1888. Malak. Blatt. 10: 171.

Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusMansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites trapesialisMansur & Pereira (2006)

Anodonta exotica ‘Lamarck’ of Authors

(reference to Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819)
‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Martens, 1868. Malak. Blatt. 15: 197.
Pilsbry & Rush, 1896. Nautilus 10: 81.

Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusMansur (1970)

Anodonta wallisi Mousson, 1869

Mousson, 1869. Malak. Blatt. 16: 188.
SYNTYPE ZMZ_531839, Puerto Nacional, New Grenada.

Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)

Anodon rioplatensis Sowerby, 1870

specimen image from publicationSowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 26, sp. 101 [as ‘Rio-Platensis’].

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. rioplatensisSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. rioplatensisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) rioplatensisOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)
Anodontites trapesialis trapesialisRamírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)

Anodon glaucus ‘Valenciennes’ of Authors

(reference to Anodonta glauca Valenciennes, 1827)
‘Valenciennes’ of Authors.
Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 27, sp. 105.
Clessin, 1876. Conchyl. Cab.: 222, pl. 73, fig. 4.

Glabaris (s.s.) glaucusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila) ciconiaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) glaucus var. sinaloensisSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) ciconiaFrierson (1927)

Anodonta nicaragua Philippi of Authors

(error for Anodonta nicaraguae Philippi, 1849)
Philippi of Authors.
Tate, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 161.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 932.
Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12(6): 324.

Anodonta bahiensis Clessin, 1873

‘Küster’ Clessin, 1873. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 94, pl. 20, fig. 2.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis scriptaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodonta angustata Clessin, 1876

Clessin, 1876. Conchyl. Cab.: 226, pl. 74, figs. 6-7.

Glabaris (s.s.) moricandiiSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) moricandiiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

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Anodonta glauca var. B sinaloensis Crosse & Fischer, 1884

(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta glauca Valenciennes, 1827)
Crosse & Fischer, 1884. J. de Conch. 31: 219.
SYNTYPE MNHN_IM-2000-1707, Rio Presidio, pres Mazatlan, etat de Sinaloa, Mexique.

Glabaris (s.s.) glaucus var. sinaloensisSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila) ciconiaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) glaucus var. sinaloensisSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) ciconiaFrierson (1927)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] sinaloensisHaas (1929)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis nicaraguaeHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites sinaloensisContreras-Arquieta (2000)
Anodontites trapesialisCummings et al. (2025)

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Anodonta riograndensis Ihering, 1890

Ihering, 1890. Arch. Naturg. 56(1): 158.
LECTOTYPE SMF_3838 (by Haas, 1931: 101), Rio Guahyba, Staat Rio Grande do Sul, Brasilien.

Anodontites (s.s.) riograndensisOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) riograndensisMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusFigueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006), Mansur & Pereira (2006), Nagel (2025)
Anodontites trapesialis trapesialisRamírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)

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Glabaris simpsonianus Pilsbry, 1896

Pilsbry, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 564, pl. 27, fig. 13.
FIGURED SYNTYPE ANSP_41845, Rio de la Plata.

Glabaris (s.s.) simpsonianusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) simpsonianusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusMansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)

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Glabaris trapesialis var. cygneiformis Pilsbry, 1896

(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)
Pilsbry, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 563, pl. 26, figs. 5-6.
SYNTYPES ANSP_69741, pond, near Maldonado, Uruguay.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. cygnæformis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta trapezialis v. cigneiformis [sic]Corsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. cygnæformis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusFigueiras (1965), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)

Glabaris (s.s.) umbonatus Simpson, 1900

‘Gould’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 29, sp. 115, fig. 115b [as ‘Anodon ciconia’]. [in part]
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 926, footnote.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1436.

Glabaris (s.s.) umbonatusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) umbonatusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusHaas (1969)

Anodonta jewittiana ‘Lea’ of Authors

(error for Anodonta jewettiana Lea, 1868)
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 927.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 97.

Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) jewettianusSimpson (1914)

Anodonta jewittii ‘Lea’ of Authors

(error for Anodonta jewettii Lea, 1868)
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 927.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 97.
‘Lea’ Haas, 1931. Senckenbergiana 13: 99.

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Glabaris dulcis Ihering, 1910

Ihering, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 132, pl. 12, figs. 5a-b.
LECTOTYPE SMF_3841 (by Zilch, 1967: 130), Fazenda do Sacramento, Mun. de Sao Domingo do Prata, Minas Gereas, Geb. des Rio Doce.

Glabaris dulcisIhering (1910)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trigonus) dulcisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006), Nagel (2025)

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Anodontites aurora Marshall, 1915

Marshall, 1915. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 49(2122): 529, pl. 69.
HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_273689, Ceara, Brazil.

Anodontites auroraMarshall (1915)
Anodontites (Styganodon) auroraMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

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Anodontites salmonea Marshall, 1915

Marshall, 1915. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 49(2122): 528, pl. 67.
HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_273688, Ceara, Brazil.

Anodontites salmoneaMarshall (1915)
Anodontites (Styganodon) crispata salmoneaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (2006)

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Anodontites darochai Marshall, 1915

Marshall, 1915. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 49(2122): 528, pl. 68.
HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_273687, Ceara, Brazil.

Anodontites darochaiMarshall (1915)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis [sic] darochaiMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Leila grayana Frierson, 1922

(new name for Anodon exoticus G.B. Sowerby II, 1867)
‘Gray’ G.B. Sowerby II, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 16, sp. 57.
Frierson, 1922. Nautilus 36: 9.

Leila grayanaFrierson (1922)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (2006)

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Anodontites flucki Walker, 1924

Walker, 1924. Nautilus 38(2): 53, pl. 1, figs. 3-4.
HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) UMMZ_112641, Wanks River (Rio Coco), near Sang Sangta, Nicaragua.

Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisCummings et al. (2025)

Anodontites marcusi Mendes, 1939

Mendes, 1939. Bol. Biol. São Paulo 4: 481, 5 Abb.

Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodonta trapezia ‘Küster’ of Authors

(error for Anodonta trapezialis ‘Lamarck’ of Authors)
‘Küster’ of Authors.

Anodonta exotica Cuvier, 1817

(reference to Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819)
‘Lamarck’ Cuvier, 1817. Règne Animal 2: pl. 90, figs. 1-1a.

Unio (Anodontes) exotica var. A elongata d’Orbigny, 1835

(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819; homonym of Anodon elongatus Swainson, 1823)
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 39 [as ‘Var. A’].

Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Unio (Anodontes) exotica var. C larga d’Orbigny, 1835

(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819)
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 39 [as ‘Var. C’].

Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Unio (Anodontes) exotica var. B oblonga d’Orbigny, 1835

(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819)
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 39 [as ‘Var. B’].

Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Iridina trapezialis d’Orbigny, 1846

(reference to Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5(3): 596.

Anodonta esula Gray, 1847

(misidentified reference to Iridina esula d’Orbigny, 1835)
‘Orb.’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 197.

Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon pencillatus Lea, 1852

(error for Anodon penicillatus Gray, 1834)
‘Gray’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52.
‘Gray’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 83.

Anodon blainvilleana G.B. Sowerby II, 1867

(error for Anodonta blainvilliana Lea, 1834; misidentified reference to Anodonta blainvilliana Lea, 1834)
specimen image from publication‘Lea’ G.B. Sowerby II, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 6, sp. 12.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (2006)

Anodon moretonianus G.B. Sowerby II, 1867

(error for Anodonta mortoniana Lea, 1834; misidentified reference to Anodonta mortoniana Lea, 1834)
specimen image from publication‘Lea’ G.B. Sowerby II, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 9, sp. 21, fig. 20.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. moretonianusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. moretonianusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994)

Anodon ciconia Sowerby, 1870

(reference to Anodon ciconia Gould, 1851)
specimen image from publication‘Gould’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 29, sp. 115, fig. 115a. [in part]

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. rioplatensisSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila) ciconiaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. rioplatensisSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) ciconiaFrierson (1927)

Anodon ciconia Sowerby, 1870

(reference to Anodon ciconia Gould, 1851)
specimen image from publication‘Gould’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 29, sp. 115, fig. 115b. [in part]

Glabaris (s.s.) umbonatusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) umbonatusSimpson (1914)

Anodonta anserina Clessin, 1873

(reference to Anodon anserinus Spix in Wagner, 1827)
‘Spix’ Clessin, 1873. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 80, pl. 20, fig. 1.

Anodonta trapezialis Doering, 1875

(error for Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819; reference to Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)
‘Lamarck’ Doering, 1875. Periód. Zool. 2: 46.
Ihering, 1890. Arch. Naturg. 56(1): 147, 157.

Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusMansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)

Glabaris susannae Ihering, 1893

(reference to Anodon susannae Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
‘Gray’ Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 118.

Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusMansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)

Glabaris trapesialis var. cygnaeformis Simpson, 1900

(error for Glabaris trapesialis var. cygneiformis Pilsbry, 1896)
‘Pilsbry’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 925.
‘Pilsbry’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1432.

Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994)

Anodonta troperziali, var. exotica Corsi, 1900

(reference to Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819)
‘Lamarck’ Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 456, fig. 37.

Anodontites (s.s.) riograndensisOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusMansur (1970)

Anodonta trapezialis v. cigneiformis Corsi, 1900

(error for Glabaris trapesialis var. cygneiformis Pilsbry, 1896)
‘Pilsbry’ Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 455.

Anodonta troperziali Corsi, 1900

(error for Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)
‘Lamarck’ Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 456.

Anodon auserinus Corsi, 1900

(error for Anodon anserinus Spix in Wagner, 1827)
‘Spix’ Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 456.

Glabaris trapesialis var. cygneyformis Ramírez et al., 2003

(error for Glabaris trapesialis var. cygneiformis Pilsbry, 1896)
‘Pilsbry’ Ramírez et al., 2003. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51: 273.

Anodontites susanae Simone, 2006

(error for Anodon susannae Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
‘Gray’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 282.

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. anserinusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. exoticusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. moretonianusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. rioplatensisSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. cygnæformis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) radiatusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) simpsonianusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) sinuosusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) glaucusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) glaucus var. sinaloensisSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) umbonatusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) bridgesiiSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) jewittianus [sic]Simpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) forbesianusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) moricandiiSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Patularia) glaucaMartens (1900)
Anodonta (Glabaris) nicaraguaMartens (1900)
Anodonta (Glabaris) jewettiiMartens (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila) ciconiaMartens (1900)
Anodonta trapezialis v. cigneiformis [sic]Corsi (1900)
Anodonta exoticaCorsi (1900)
Anodonta forbesianaCorsi (1900)
Glabaris dulcisIhering (1910)
Glabaris trapezialis [sic]Ihering (1910)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] var. anserinusF. Baker (1913)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. anserinusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. exoticusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. rioplatensisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. moretonianusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. cygnæformis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) radiatusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) simpsonianusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) sinuosusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) glaucusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) glaucus var. sinaloensisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) umbonatusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) bridgesiiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) jewettianusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) forbesianusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) moricandiiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trigonus) dulcisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) (Group of A. trapesialis) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites salmoneaMarshall (1915)
Anodontites sinuosusMarshall (1915)
Anodontites darochaiMarshall (1915)
Anodontites auroraMarshall (1915)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic]Marshall (1915), H.B. Baker (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis anserinaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis scriptaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) riograndensisOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) forbesianaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) rioplatensisOrtmann (1921)
Leila grayanaFrierson (1922)
Leila (Pseudoleila) ciconiaFrierson (1927)
Leila (Pseudoleila) trapezialis [sic]-glaucaFrierson (1927)
Leila (Pseudoleila) nicaragua [sic]Frierson (1927)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] glaucusHaas (1929)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] sinaloensisHaas (1929)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] bridgesiiHaas (1929)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis nicaraguaeHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites exoticaPilsbry (1933)
Glabaris trapesialisModell (1942)
Anodontites (Styganodon) crispata salmoneaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Styganodon) auroraMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis [sic] anserinaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis [sic] scriptaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis [sic] darochaiMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) riograndensisMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) forbesianaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis trapezialis [sic]Morretes (1949)
Anodontites trapesialisLucena (1951), R.I. Johnson (1951), Simone (1994), Graf (2000), Martinez et al. (2004), ... Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Martínez et al. (2026), Prié et al. (2026), Barraza et al. (2026), Li et al. (2026)
Anodontites nicaraguaeR.I. Johnson (1951)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusSchade (1965), Mansur et al. (1988), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970), Rumi et al. (2008)
Leila blainvillianaVeitenheimer (1973), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites trapesialis trapesialisMansur & Valer (1992), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites sinaloensisContreras-Arquieta (2000)
Anodontoides glaucaContreras-Arquieta (2000)
Leila blainvilleana [sic]Simone (2006)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialisRumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)