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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | Unionida | unionoid species unionoid nearctic-species __: synonymy 0 specimens 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 cliffordiana — Burch (1975) | |
Unio radula Say, 1829 Say, 1829. New Harm. Dissem. 2(20): 323.
Unio radula — Simpson (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 diploderma — Simpson (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 fulgens — Simpson (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 papyraceum — Simpson (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 granulatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) | |
Truncilla perplexa Rafinesque, 1831 Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 4. Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 76.
Truncilla perplexa — Simpson (1900) Truncilla perplexus — Simpson (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 anatinus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) | |
Unio iridescens Conrad, 1838 Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(11): back cover.
Unio iridescens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) | |
Unio plombarius Villa, 1841 Villa, 1841. Dispos. Syst. Conchyl.: 62.
Unio plombarius — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) | |
Unio altus Conrad, 1854 Conrad, 1854. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 2(4): 298, pl. 27, fig. 5.
Pleurobema (s.s.) alta — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) altum — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) Pleurobema altum — Haas (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 fibuloides — Williams 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 taumilapanus — Simpson (1914) Elliptio (Barynaias) tamaulipasensis — Frierson (1927) Nephronaias (Sphenonaias) taumilapana — Haas (1969) Quincuncina mitchelli — Howells et al. (1996), R.I. Johnson (1999) Sphenonaias tanualipana [sic] — Contreras-Arquieta (2000) Sphenonaias taumilapana — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), Pfeiffer et al. (2016), Czaja et al. (2023) Sphenonaias taumilapanus — Smith 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 taumilapanus — Simpson (1914) Elliptio (Barynaias) tamaulipasensis — Frierson (1927) Nephronaias (Sphenonaias) taumilapana — Haas (1969) Quincuncina mitchelli — Howells 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 foliopsis — de 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. incertopsis — de 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. propexilis — de 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. interduos — de Gregorio (1914) | |
Lampsilis carunculus of Authors, unknown year Isley 1925 of Authors.
Toxolasma parvus — Howells et al. (1996) | |
Unio cornutus of Authors, unknown year Lea 1827 of Authors. (misidentified reference to Unio cornutus Barnes, 1823)
Dysnomia (s.s.) flexuosa — Frierson (1927) Dysnomia (Torulosa) torulosa — Frierson (1927) | |
Mya obovata Lightfoot, 1786 ‘S.’ Lightfoot, 1786. Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 100, no. 2190. [nomen nudum]
Unio obovata — Simpson (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 obovata — Simpson (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 radula — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Bariosta diploderma — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Lampsilis fulgens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Alasmidonta papyraceum — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Truncilla granulatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Truncilla perplexa — Simpson (1900) Anodonta anatinus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio iridescens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio plombarius — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio pequottianus [sic] — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Pleurobema (s.s.) alta — Simpson (1900) Truncilla perplexus — Simpson (1914) Pleurobema (s.s.) altum — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) Unio taumilapanus — Simpson (1914) Anodonta foliopsis — de Gregorio (1914) Anodonta ferussaceana [sic] var. incertopsis — de Gregorio (1914) Anodonta subcilindracea [sic] var. propexilis — de Gregorio (1914) Unio plenus var. interduos — de Gregorio (1914) Elliptio (Barynaias) tamaulipasensis — Frierson (1927) Dysnomia (s.s.) flexuosa — Frierson (1927) Dysnomia (Torulosa) torulosa — Frierson (1927) Pleurobema altum — Haas (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) taumilapana — Haas (1969) Obliquaria cliffordiana — Burch (1975) Quincuncina mitchelli — Howells et al. (1996), R.I. Johnson (1999) Toxolasma parvus — Howells et al. (1996) Sphenonaias tanualipana [sic] — Contreras-Arquieta (2000) Sphenonaias taumilapana — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), Pfeiffer et al. (2016), Czaja et al. (2023) Pleurobema fibuloides — Williams et al. (2008) Sphenonaias taumilapanus — Smith et al. (2020)
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