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

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Unio (Amblema) ovalis Rafinesque, 1819
Rafinesque, 1819. Jour. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. 88: 427. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 29.

Obliquaria (Plagiola) cliffordiana Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 321 [also as ‘Unio cliffordiana’].
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 63.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Obliquaria cliffordianaBurch (1975)

Unio radula Say, 1829
Say, 1829. New Harm. Dissem. 2(20): 323.

Unio radulaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Bariosta diaphanus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 74.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)

Bariosta diploderma Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 2.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 73.

Bariosta diplodermaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Burch (1975)

Bariosta lasmabrachys Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 74.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)

Bariosta montanus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 2.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 73.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)

Bariosta diaphanus var. lineolata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 74.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Bariosta diaphanus Rafinesque, 1831)

Lampsilis fulgens Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 7.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 84.

Lampsilis fulgensSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Bolotov et al. (2022)

Lasmigona sulcata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 79.

Obliquaria rivularis Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 76.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)

Obliquaria (Aximedia) castaneus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 4.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 76.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)

Obliquaria (Scalenaria) fontinalis Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 76.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)

Obliquaria (Sintoxia) chloris Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 4.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 76.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)

Sulcularia papyracea Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 81.

Alasmidonta papyraceumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Burch (1975)

Toxolasma cinerescens Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 2.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 72.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)

Toxolasma flexus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 2.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 73.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)

Truncilla granulata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 4.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 77.

Truncilla granulatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Truncilla perplexa Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 4.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 76.

Truncilla perplexaSimpson (1900)
Truncilla perplexusSimpson (1914)

Unio badius Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 4. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 77.

Unio crenulatus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 4. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 77.

Unio elegans Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 4. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 77.

Unio punctatus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 4. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 77.

Unio pustulatus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 4. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 77.

Unio scaber Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 4. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 77.

Anodon anatinus Sowerby, 1836
Sowerby, 1836. Rich. Faun. Borealé Am. 3: 316.

Anodonta anatinusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio iridescens Conrad, 1838
Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(11): back cover.

Unio iridescensSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio plombarius Villa, 1841
Villa, 1841. Dispos. Syst. Conchyl.: 62.

Unio plombariusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio altus Conrad, 1854
Conrad, 1854. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 2(4): 298, pl. 27, fig. 5.

Pleurobema (s.s.) altaSimpson (1900)
Pleurobema (s.s.) altumSimpson (1914), Frierson (1927)
Pleurobema altumHaas (1969), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), IUCN (2000), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012)
Pleurobema fibuloidesWilliams et al. (2008)
Graf & Cummings (2021)

Unio taumilapanus Conrad, 1855
Conrad, 1855. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 7: 256.
(renamed Unio tamaulipasensis Fischer & Crosse, 1894)
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, San Juan River, Taumilapas.

Martens (1900), Simpson (1900), Graf & Cummings (2021), Cummings et al. (2025)
Unio taumilapanusSimpson (1914)
Elliptio (Barynaias) tamaulipasensisFrierson (1927)
Nephronaias (Sphenonaias) taumilapanaHaas (1969)
Quincuncina mitchelliHowells et al. (1996), R.I. Johnson (1999)
Sphenonaias tanualipana [sic]Contreras-Arquieta (2000)
Sphenonaias taumilapanaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), Pfeiffer et al. (2016), Czaja et al. (2023)
Sphenonaias taumilapanusSmith et al. (2020)

Unio tamaulipasensis Fischer & Crosse, 1894
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(16): 621.
(new name for Unio taumilapanus Conrad, 1855)

Martens (1900)
Unio taumilapanusSimpson (1914)
Elliptio (Barynaias) tamaulipasensisFrierson (1927)
Nephronaias (Sphenonaias) taumilapanaHaas (1969)
Quincuncina mitchelliHowells et al. (1996), R.I. Johnson (1999)

Unio pequottianus Simpson, 1900
‘Linsley’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 744.
‘Linsley’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 731.
(error for Unio pequottinus Linsley, 1845)

Anodonta foliopsis de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914. Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 63, pl. 11, figs. 4a-c.

Anodonta foliopsisde Gregorio (1914)

Anodonta ferussaceana [sic] var. incertopsis de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914. Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 64, pl. 11, figs. 5a-b.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta ferussaciana Lea, 1834)

Anodonta ferussaceana [sic] var. incertopsisde Gregorio (1914)

Anodonta subcilindracea [sic] var. propexilis de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914. Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 63, pl. 12, figs. 1a-e.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta subcylindracea Lea, 1838)

Anodonta subcilindracea [sic] var. propexilisde Gregorio (1914)

Unio plenus var. interduos de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914. Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 48.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio plenus Lea, 1840)

Unio plenus var. interduosde Gregorio (1914)

Lampsilis carunculus of Authors, unknown year
Isley 1925 of Authors.

Toxolasma parvusHowells et al. (1996)

Unio cornutus of Authors, unknown year
Lea 1827 of Authors.
(misidentified reference to Unio cornutus Barnes, 1823)

Dysnomia (s.s.) flexuosaFrierson (1927)
Dysnomia (Torulosa) torulosaFrierson (1927)

Mya obovata Lightfoot, 1786
‘S.’ Lightfoot, 1786. Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 100, no. 2190. [nomen nudum]

Unio obovataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Potamilus phaiedrus Rafinesque, 1818
Rafinesque, 1818. Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1819. Jour. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. 88: 426 [as ‘U. (Proptera) phaiedra’]. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 22, 29.

Unio (Obovaria) crassa Rafinesque, 1819
Rafinesque, 1819. Jour. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. 88: 427. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 29.

Unio (Pleurobema) conica Rafinesque, 1819
Rafinesque, 1819. Jour. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. 88: 427. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 29.

Alasmodonta coarctata Ravenel, 1834
Ravenel, 1834. Cat. Rec. Shells: 7. [nomen nudum]

Symphynota lasmabranchis Ferussac, 1835
‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 25.
(error for Bariosta lasmabrachys Rafinesque, 1831)

Unio cuneiformis Jay, 1835
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 16. [nomen nudum]

Brachydonta compressa Schlüter, 1838
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 32. [nomen nudum]

Crenodonta trigona Schlüter, 1838
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 33. [nomen nudum]

Crenodonta tuberculata Schlüter, 1838
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 33. [nomen nudum]

Mysca elegans Schlüter, 1838
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 32. [nomen nudum]

Mysca erythros Schlüter, 1838
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 32. [nomen nudum]

Schizostoma radians Schlüter, 1838
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 33. [nomen nudum]

Mysca mexicana Swainson, 1840
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 279. [nomen nudum]

Unio pequottinus Linsley, 1845
Linsley, 1845. Amer. J. Sci. 48(2): 277. [nomen nudum]

Unio pequottianus [sic]Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Unio (Obovaria) orbicularis Mørch, 1853
Mørch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 44. [nomen nudum]

Unio pernulus B.H. Wright, 1888
‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [4]. [nomen nudum]

Anodonta pholiopsis de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914. Il Nat. Siciliano 2: pl. 11, caption.
(error for Anodonta foliopsis de Gregorio, 1914)

Unio vareaeformis de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914. Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 50. [nomen nudum]

de Gregorio (1914)

Unio taumilipanus R.I. Johnson, 1999
‘Conrad’ R.I. Johnson, 1999. Occ. Pap. Moll. 6(77): 19.
(error for Unio taumilapanus Conrad, 1855)

Sphenonaias tanualipana Contreras-Arquieta, 2000
‘Conrad’ Contreras-Arquieta, 2000. Mexicoa 2(1): 44.
(error for Unio taumilapanus Conrad, 1855)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio obovataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Simpson (1900), Martens (1900), Simpson (1914), de Gregorio (1914), Burch (1975), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bolotov et al. (2022), Cummings et al. (2025)
Unio radulaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Bariosta diplodermaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis fulgensSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Alasmidonta papyraceumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Truncilla granulatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Truncilla perplexaSimpson (1900)
Anodonta anatinusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio iridescensSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio plombariusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio pequottianus [sic]Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Pleurobema (s.s.) altaSimpson (1900)
Truncilla perplexusSimpson (1914)
Pleurobema (s.s.) altumSimpson (1914), Frierson (1927)
Unio taumilapanusSimpson (1914)
Anodonta foliopsisde Gregorio (1914)
Anodonta ferussaceana [sic] var. incertopsisde Gregorio (1914)
Anodonta subcilindracea [sic] var. propexilisde Gregorio (1914)
Unio plenus var. interduosde Gregorio (1914)
Elliptio (Barynaias) tamaulipasensisFrierson (1927)
Dysnomia (s.s.) flexuosaFrierson (1927)
Dysnomia (Torulosa) torulosaFrierson (1927)
Pleurobema altumHaas (1969), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), IUCN (2000), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012)
Nephronaias (Sphenonaias) taumilapanaHaas (1969)
Obliquaria cliffordianaBurch (1975)
Quincuncina mitchelliHowells et al. (1996), R.I. Johnson (1999)
Toxolasma parvusHowells et al. (1996)
Sphenonaias tanualipana [sic]Contreras-Arquieta (2000)
Sphenonaias taumilapanaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), Pfeiffer et al. (2016), Czaja et al. (2023)
Pleurobema fibuloidesWilliams et al. (2008)
Sphenonaias taumilapanusSmith et al. (2020)

 
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