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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Cambarunio species Cambarunio simus (Lea, 1838): synonymy 3 specimens + 1 Genbank voucher Unio cumberlandicus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27 [as ‘cumberlandianus’]. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 25, pl. 7, fig. 19. (renamed Margaron (Unio) cumberlandianus Lea, 1852) Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85254, Tenn.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nebulosus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) nebulosa — Simpson (1914) Eurynia nebulosus — Ortmann (1918) Lampsilis (Ligumia) nebulosa — Frierson (1927) Ligumia nebulosa — Haas (1969) Villosa iris — Parmalee & Bogan (1998) Cambarunio simus — Watters (2018) | |
Unio notatus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 28, pl. 8, fig. 22. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85075, Cumberland R., Tenn.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nebulosus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) nebulosa — Simpson (1914) Eurynia nebulosus — Ortmann (1918) Micromya nebulosa — Ortmann (1924) Lampsilis (Ligumia) nebulosa — Frierson (1927) Ligumia nebulosa — Haas (1969) Villosa nebulosa — Burch (1975) Villosa iris — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008) Cambarunio simus — Watters (2018) | |
Unio simus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 29. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 26, pl. 8, fig. 20. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85342, Cumberland R., Tenn.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) simus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) sima — Simpson (1914) Eurynia nebulosus — Ortmann (1918) Micromya nebulosa — Ortmann (1924) Lampsilis (Ligumia) nebulosa — Frierson (1927) Ligumia nebulosa — Haas (1969) Villosa nebulosa — Burch (1975) Villosa iris — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008) Villosa sima — Williams et al. (2017) Cambarunio simus — Watters (2018), Burlakova et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023) | |
Margaron (Unio) cumberlandianus Lea, 1852 Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27 [as ‘Margarita (Unio) cumberlandianus’]. [nomen nudum] Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 20 [as ‘Margarita (Unio) cumberlandianus’]. [nomen nudum] Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30. (new name for Unio cumberlandicus Lea, 1838)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nebulosus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) nebulosa — Simpson (1914) Eurynia nebulosus — Ortmann (1918) Micromya nebulosa — Ortmann (1924) Lampsilis (Ligumia) nebulosa — Frierson (1927) Ligumia nebulosa — Haas (1969) Villosa nebulosa — Burch (1975) Villosa iris — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008) | |
Villosa iris Campbell et al., 2005 ‘Lea’ of Authors. Campbell et al., 2005. Invert. Biol. 124(2): 155. [in part] Zanatta & Murphy, 2006. MPE 41(1): 198. [in part] (misidentified reference to Unio iris Lea, 1829)
Cambarunio simus — Burlakova et al. (2019) | |
Unio notatus Conrad, 1853 ‘Lea’ Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 253. (reference to Unio notatus Lea, 1838)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) simus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) sima — Simpson (1914) | |
Unio proximus Küster, 1861
‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 248, pl. 83, fig. 4. (misidentified reference to Unio proximus Lea, 1852)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) simus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) sima — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Ligumia) nebulosa — Frierson (1927) Villosa iris — Parmalee & Bogan (1998) | |
Unio spatulatus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 328. (misidentified reference to Unio spatulatus Lea, 1845)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) simus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) sima — Simpson (1914) Villosa iris — Parmalee & Bogan (1998) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nebulosus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) simus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) nebulosa — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Eurynia) sima — Simpson (1914) Eurynia nebulosus — Ortmann (1918) Micromya nebulosa — Ortmann (1924) Lampsilis (Ligumia) nebulosa — Frierson (1927) Ligumia nebulosa — Haas (1969) Villosa nebulosa — Burch (1975) Villosa iris — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008) Villosa sima — Williams et al. (2017) Cambarunio simus — Watters (2018), Burlakova et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)
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