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

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species Brachyanodon oregonensis (Lea, 1838): synonymy
     2 specimens + 7 Genbank vouchers

Anodonta oregonensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 80, pl. 21, fig. 67.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86432, Wahlamat R., Oregon.

Anodonta oregonensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1914), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), ... Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)
Anodonta cygneaHannibal (1912)
Anodonta (s.s.) oregonensisFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Beringiana oregonensisBogatov & Starobogatov (2001)
Brachyanodon oregonensisCampbell & Lydeard (2026)

Anodon cognata Gould, 1850
Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 294.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 435, figs. 546-546b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5930, Oregon.

Anodonta oregonensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975), IUCN (2016)
Anodonta cygneaHannibal (1912)
Anodonta (s.s.) oregonensisFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Anodonta oregonensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1914), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), ... Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Galal-Khallaf et al. (2024), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)
Anodonta cygneaHannibal (1912)
Anodonta (s.s.) oregonensisFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Beringiana oregonensisBogatov & Starobogatov (2001)
Brachyanodon oregonensisCampbell & Lydeard (2026)

 
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