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

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species Lemiox rimosus (Rafinesque, 1831): synonymy
     1 specimen + 6 Genbank vouchers

Bariosta (Lemiox) rimosus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 74.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Walker (1918)
Lemiox rimosusOrtmann (1916), Ortmann (1918), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969), Morrison (1969), ... Klymus et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)
Conradilla cælataOrtmann & Walker (1922)

Unio caelatus Conrad, 1834
Conrad, 1834. Amer. J. Sci. 25(2): 338, pl. 1, fig. 1 [as ‘cœlatus’].
Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 29, pl. 3, fig. 4 [as ‘cælatus’].
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 245 [as ‘cælatus’].
(correct name for Unio coelatus Conrad, 1834)

Micromya cælataSimpson (1900)
Micromya caelataSimpson (1914)
Lemiox rimosusOrtmann (1916), Ortmann (1918), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969), Morrison (1969), Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), IUCN (2012)
Walker (1918)
Conradilla caelataOrtmann (1921), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Haas (1969)
Conradilla cælataOrtmann & Walker (1922)
Lemiox caelatusThiele (1934)
Conradilla caelatusStansbery (1970)

Unio coelatus Conrad, 1834
Conrad, 1834. Amer. J. Sci. 25(2): 338, pl. 1, fig. 1 [as ‘cœlatus’].
(incorrect original spelling of Unio caelatus Conrad, 1834)

Lemiox rimosusParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Walker (1918)
Micromya cælataSimpson (1900)
Micromya caelataSimpson (1914)
Lemiox rimosusOrtmann (1916), Ortmann (1918), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969), Morrison (1969), ... Klymus et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)
Conradilla caelataOrtmann (1921), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Haas (1969)
Conradilla cælataOrtmann & Walker (1922)
Lemiox caelatusThiele (1934)
Conradilla caelatusStansbery (1970)

 
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