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

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genus Anodontites Bruguière, 1792: synonymy
     25 Recent freshwater species (25 total species)

Anodontites Bruguière, 1792
Bruguière, 1792. J. de Hist. Nat. 1: 134.
Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 201.
Type species: Anodontites crispata Bruguière, 1792 (monotypy) = Anodontites crispata

Patularia Swainson, 1840
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 286-287, 381.
Type species: Anodon ovata Swainson, 1841 (sub. desig. by Gray, 1847: 196) = Anodontites trigona

Glabaris Gray, 1847
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 206.
Type species: Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819 (subsequent designation) = Anodontites trapesialis

Mesanodon Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 517.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodon lurulentus Morelet, 1849 (subsequent designation) = Anodontites lurulenta

Euryanodon Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 518.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodon bambousearum Morelet, 1851 (sub. desig. by Haas, 1969: 557) = Anodontites cylindracea

Pseudoleila Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 518.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodon ciconia Gould, 1851 (monotypy) = Anodontites trapesialis

Pachyanodon Martens, 1900
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 525.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta latomarginata Lea, 1834 (sub. desig. by Haas, 1969: 558) = Anodontites patagonica

Scolianodon Martens, 1900
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 525.
(intro'd as sub-gen. of Anodonta Lamarck, 1799)
Type species: Anodonta inaequivalva Lea, 1868 (sub. desig. by Cummings et al., 2025: 360) = Anodontites montezuma

Styganodon Martens, 1900
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 525.
Type species: Anodonta tenebricosa Lea, 1834 (orig. desig.) = Anodontites tenebricosa

Anodotites Marshall, 1930
Marshall, 1930. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 77(2825): 6.
(error for Anodontites Bruguière, 1792)

Ruganodontites Marshall, 1931
Marshall, 1931. Nautilus 45: 16.
Type species: Anodontites colombiensis Marshall, 1922 (orig. desig.) = Anodontites colombiensis

Andontites Kabat, 1997
Kabat, 1997. Occ. Pap. Moll. 5(72): 361.
(error for Anodontites Bruguière, 1792)

Anadontites Gray, 1847
‘Brug.’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 197.
(error for Anodontites Bruguière, 1792)

Anondontites Marshall, 1925
Marshall, 1925. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 67(2576): 13.
(error for Anodontites Bruguière, 1792)

Glabris Prashad, 1932
‘Gray’ Prashad, 1932. Proc. Malac. Soc. London 20: 174.
(error for Glabaris Gray, 1847)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Glabaris (s.s.)Simpson (1900)
AnodontaCorsi (1900), Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Thiele (1934), Haas (1969), Ramírez et al. (2003), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2021), Czaja et al. (2023)
Glabaris (sec. Styganodon)Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Patularia)Martens (1900)
GlabarisSimpson (1900), Ihering (1910), Pilsbry (1910), Modell (1942)
Anodonta (Euryanodon)Martens (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila)Martens (1900)
Anodonta (s.s.)Martens (1900), Frierson (1927)
Anodonta (Scolianodon)Martens (1900)
Anodonta (Glabaris)Martens (1900)
Anodonta (Pachyanodon)Martens (1900)
AnodontitesOrtmann (1911), F. Baker (1913), Simpson (1914), Marshall (1915), Pilsbry (1920), ... Dai et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), FMCS (2025), Cummings et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025)
Anodontites (s.s.)Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1921), Haas (1930), Haas (1931), Haas (1932), ... Johnson (1981), Quintana (1982), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Anodontites (sec. Styganodon)Simpson (1914)
LeilaFrierson (1922), Veitenheimer (1973), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Leila (Pseudoleila)Frierson (1927)
Anodontites (sec. Ruganodontites)Thiele (1934)
Anodontites (Styganodon)Morretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon)Morretes (1949)
BartlettiaPain & Woodward (1961)
Anodonta (Mesanodon)Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (Ruganodontites)Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
AnodontoidesContreras-Arquieta (2000)

 
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