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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 straminea (Conrad, 1834): synonymy
     5 specimens + 5 Genbank vouchers

Unio stramineus Conrad, 1834
Conrad, 1834. Amer. J. Sci. 25(2): 339, pl. 1, fig. 6.
Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: pl. 7, fig. 1.
Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(10): 91, pl. 50, fig. 1.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 258.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) stramineusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) stramineaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-stramineaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia siliquoidea stramineaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis stramineaBurch (1975), Curole & Kocher (2005), Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), ... Porto-Hannes et al. (2021), FMCS (2021), Stodola et al. (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Lampsilis straminea stramineaTurgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), Jones et al. (2005), ITIS (2012)

Unio claibornensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 105, pl. 24, fig. 115.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_85020, Claiborne, Alabama.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) claibornensisSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis claibornensisOrtmann (1912), Ortmann (1925), Clench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975), Davis & Fuller (1981), Vidrine (1993), Rosenberg et al. (1994), Rosenberg et al. (1997)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) claibornensisSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-claibornensisFrierson (1927)
Ligumia siliquoidea stramineaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis straminea claibornensisTurgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Jones et al. (2005), ITIS (2012)
Lampsilis stramineaWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2017)

Unio obtusus Lea, 1840
Lea, 1840. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1: 287.
Lea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 201 [39], pl. 11, fig. 13.
(homonym of Unio obtusa d’Orbigny, 1835)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86142, Georgia.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) claibornensisSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) claibornensisSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-claibornensisFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis claibornensisClench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975)
Ligumia siliquoidea stramineaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis hydianaVidrine (1993)
Lampsilis straminea claibornensisParmalee & Bogan (1998), Brim Box & Williams (2000)
Lampsilis stramineaWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011)

Unio pallescens Lea, 1845
Lea, 1845. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4: 164.
Lea, 1848. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 4]: 79, pl. 7, fig. 20.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84958, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) claibornensisSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) claibornensisSimpson (1914)
Unio pallescensde Gregorio (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-stramineaFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis claibornensisClench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975)
Ligumia siliquoidea stramineaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis straminea claibornensisParmalee & Bogan (1998), Brim Box & Williams (2000)
Lampsilis stramineaWilliams et al. (2008)

Unio contrarius Conrad, 1849
Conrad, 1849. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4: 153.
Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 276, pl. 37, fig. 7.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 247.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) contrariusSimpson (1900)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) lecontianusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) contrariaSimpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) lecontianusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Lampsilis claibornensisBurch (1975)
Lampsilis straminea claibornensisParmalee & Bogan (1998), Brim Box & Williams (2000)
Lampsilis stramineaWilliams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011)

Unio affinis Lea, 1852
Lea, 1852. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5: 251. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1852. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 5]: 271 [27], pl. 19, fig. 26.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84910, Louisiana.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) affinisSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) approximaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-hydianaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia siliquoidea stramineaHaas (1969)

Unio perpastus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 60.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 69 [73], pl. 7, fig. 219.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84960, Coosa R., Alabama.

Lampsilis (s.s.) perpastusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) perpastaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) perpastaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia perpastaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis perpastaBurch (1975), ITIS (2012)
Lampsilis straminea claibornensisParmalee & Bogan (1998)
Lampsilis stramineaWilliams et al. (2008)

Unio clairbornensis Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 70, sp. 357.
(error for Unio claibornensis Lea, 1838)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) claibornensisSimpson (1900)

Unio regularis Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 68, sp. 351.
(misidentified reference to Unio regularis Lea, 1841)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tenerSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-claibornensisFrierson (1927)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) stramineusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) claibornensisSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) contrariusSimpson (1900)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) lecontianusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) affinisSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (s.s.) perpastusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tenerSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis claibornensisOrtmann (1912), Ortmann (1925), Clench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975), Davis & Fuller (1981), Vidrine (1993), Rosenberg et al. (1994), Rosenberg et al. (1997)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) stramineaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) claibornensisSimpson (1914)
Unio pallescensde Gregorio (1914)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) contrariaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) approximaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) perpastaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-stramineaFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-claibornensisFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) lecontianusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-hydianaFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) perpastaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia siliquoidea stramineaHaas (1969)
Ligumia perpastaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis stramineaBurch (1975), Curole & Kocher (2005), Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Chapman et al. (2008), ... Porto-Hannes et al. (2021), FMCS (2021), Stodola et al. (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Lampsilis perpastaBurch (1975), ITIS (2012)
Lampsilis straminea stramineaTurgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), Jones et al. (2005), ITIS (2012)
Lampsilis straminea claibornensisTurgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Jones et al. (2005), ITIS (2012)
Lampsilis hydianaVidrine (1993)

 
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