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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Lampsilis

species Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823): synonymy
     7 specimens + 5 Genbank vouchers

Unio inflatus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823. Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 266.
(homonym of Unio inflatus Studer, 1820)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) luteolusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) luteolaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis siliquoideaOrtmann & Walker (1922), F.C. Baker (1928), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciataFrierson (1927)
Ligumia siliquoidea siliquoideaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis radiata siliquoideaBurch (1975)
Lampsilis radiata luteolaWatters et al. (2009)

Unio siliquoideus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823. Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 269, pl. 13, fig. 15.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) luteolusSimpson (1900)
Unio (s.s.) luteolusCall (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) luteolaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis siliquoideaOrtmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1925), F.C. Baker (1928), Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), ... Chen et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) teresFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciataFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis radiata siliquoideaMurray & Leonard (1962), Clarke (1973), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Mathiak (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), Mackie et al. (1980)
Ligumia siliquoidea siliquoideaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis luteolaMorrison (1969)
Lampsilis radiata luteolaOesch (1984), Watters et al. (2009)
Lampsilis siliquoideusBuhay et al. (2002), Porto-Hannes et al. (2019), Keogh et al. (2021), Dai et al. (2025)

Unio childreni Hanley, 1843
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 193, pl. 23, fig. 57.
(misidentified reference to Unio childreni Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) luteolusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) luteolaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciataFrierson (1927)
Ligumia siliquoidea siliquoideaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis siliquoideaParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Lampsilis radiata luteolaWatters et al. (2009)

Unio rosaceus De Kay, 1843
De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 192, pl. 39, figs. 355-356; pl. 40, fig. 357.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_678303, Seneca Lake, New York.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) luteolus var. rosaceusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) luteola var. rosaceaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis luteola rosaceaUtterback (1916)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-rosaceaFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis siliquoidea rosaceaF.C. Baker (1928)
Ligumia siliquoidea siliquoideaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis (s.s.) radiata radiataR.I. Johnson (1970)
Lampsilis radiata radiataBurch (1975)
Lampsilis radiata siliquoideaR.I. Johnson (1980)
Lampsilis radiataStrayer & Jirka (1997)
Lampsilis siliquoideaParmalee & Bogan (1998)

Unio distans J.G. Anthony, 1865
J.G. Anthony, 1865. Amer. J. Conch. 1(2): 156, pl. 13, fig. 2.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MCZ_146978, Ohio.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) luteolusSimpson (1900)
Unio (s.s.) luteolusCall (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) luteolaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciataFrierson (1927)
Ligumia siliquoidea siliquoideaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis siliquoideaStrayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Lampsilis radiata luteolaWatters et al. (2009)

Unio luteolus Sowerby, 1868
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 61, sp. 306; errata [originally as U. multiradiata].
Krebs et al., 2003. J. Gr. Lakes Res. 29(2): 311.
Krebs, 2004. Molec. Ecol. 13: 1702.
(misidentified reference to Unio luteola Lamarck, 1819)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) luteolusSimpson (1900)

Unio multiradiatus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 61, sp. 306; errata [changed to ‘U. luteolus, var.’].
(error for Unio luteola Lamarck, 1819; misidentified reference to Unio multiradiatus Lea, 1829)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) luteolusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) luteolaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis siliquoideaParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Lampsilis radiata luteolaWatters et al. (2009)

Unio superiorensis Marsh, 1897
Marsh, 1897. Nautilus 10(9): 103, pl. 1, figs. 1-2, 5.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_70449, Michipicoton riv., Canada.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) superiorensisSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) superiorensisSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-superiorensisFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis superiorensisF.C. Baker (1928)
Ligumia siliquoidea siliquoideaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis radiata siliquoideaClarke (1973), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980)
Lampsilis siliquoideaStrayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Lampsilis radiata luteolaWatters et al. (2009)

Lampsilis siliquoidea pepinensis F.C. Baker, 1927
F.C. Baker, 1927. Amer. Midl. Nat. 10(7): 223.
F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 275, pl. 90, figs. 2-5.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio siliquoideus Barnes, 1823)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE UMMZ_209208, L. Pepin, Lake City, Minnesota.

Lampsilis siliquoidea pepinensisF.C. Baker (1927), F.C. Baker (1928)
Ligumia siliquoidea siliquoideaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis radiata siliquoideaR.I. Johnson (1980)
Lampsilis siliquoideaParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Lampsilis radiata luteolaWatters et al. (2009)

Lampsilis siliquoidea chadwicki F.C. Baker, 1928
F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 279, pl. 91, figs. 5-8.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio siliquoideus Barnes, 1823)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE UMMZ_209200 (by Franzen, 1957: 33), Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin.

Lampsilis siliquoidea chadwickiF.C. Baker (1928)
Ligumia siliquoidea siliquoideaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis radiata siliquoideaR.I. Johnson (1980)
Lampsilis siliquoideaParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Lampsilis radiata luteolaWatters et al. (2009)

Unio siliquoides Küster, 1848
‘Barnes’ Küster, 1848. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 30.
(error for Unio siliquoideus Barnes, 1823)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) luteolusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) luteolaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis siliquoideaParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Lampsilis radiata luteolaWatters et al. (2009)

Unio hydianus Küster, 1861
‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 201, pl. 67, fig. 1. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio hydianus Lea, 1838)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) luteolusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) luteolaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis siliquoideaParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Lampsilis radiata luteolaWatters et al. (2009)

Unio affinis Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 61, sp. 307.
(misidentified reference to Unio affinis Lea, 1852)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) luteolusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) luteolaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis siliquoideaParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Lampsilis radiata luteolaWatters et al. (2009)

Unio distens B.H. Wright, 1888
‘Anth.’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2].
(error for Unio distans J.G. Anthony, 1865)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) luteolusSimpson (1900)
Unio (s.s.) luteolusCall (1900)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) luteolus var. rosaceusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) superiorensisSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) luteolaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) luteola var. rosaceaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) superiorensisSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis luteola rosaceaUtterback (1916)
Lampsilis siliquoideaOrtmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1925), F.C. Baker (1928), Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), ... Chen et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciataFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) teresFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-rosaceaFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-superiorensisFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis siliquoidea pepinensisF.C. Baker (1927), F.C. Baker (1928)
Lampsilis siliquoidea rosaceaF.C. Baker (1928)
Lampsilis superiorensisF.C. Baker (1928)
Lampsilis siliquoidea chadwickiF.C. Baker (1928)
Lampsilis radiata siliquoideaMurray & Leonard (1962), Clarke (1973), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Mathiak (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), Mackie et al. (1980)
Ligumia siliquoidea siliquoideaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis luteolaMorrison (1969)
Lampsilis (s.s.) radiata radiataR.I. Johnson (1970)
Lampsilis radiata radiataBurch (1975)
Lampsilis radiata luteolaOesch (1984), Watters et al. (2009)
Lampsilis radiataStrayer & Jirka (1997)
Lampsilis siliquoideusBuhay et al. (2002), Porto-Hannes et al. (2019), Keogh et al. (2021), Dai et al. (2025)

 
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