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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) stramineus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) straminea — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-straminea — Frierson (1927) Ligumia siliquoidea straminea — Haas (1969) Lampsilis straminea — Burch (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 straminea — Turgeon 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) claibornensis — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis claibornensis — Ortmann (1912), Ortmann (1925), Clench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975), Davis & Fuller (1981), Vidrine (1993), Rosenberg et al. (1994), Rosenberg et al. (1997) Lampsilis (Eurynia) claibornensis — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-claibornensis — Frierson (1927) Ligumia siliquoidea straminea — Haas (1969) Lampsilis straminea claibornensis — Turgeon 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 straminea — Williams 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) claibornensis — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) claibornensis — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-claibornensis — Frierson (1927) Lampsilis claibornensis — Clench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975) Ligumia siliquoidea straminea — Haas (1969) Lampsilis hydiana — Vidrine (1993) Lampsilis straminea claibornensis — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Brim Box & Williams (2000) Lampsilis straminea — Williams 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) claibornensis — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) claibornensis — Simpson (1914) Unio pallescens — de Gregorio (1914) Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-straminea — Frierson (1927) Lampsilis claibornensis — Clench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975) Ligumia siliquoidea straminea — Haas (1969) Lampsilis straminea claibornensis — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Brim Box & Williams (2000) Lampsilis straminea — Williams 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) contrarius — Simpson (1900) Unio (sec. Elliptio) lecontianus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) contraria — Simpson (1914) Elliptio (s.s.) lecontianus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Lampsilis claibornensis — Burch (1975) Lampsilis straminea claibornensis — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Brim Box & Williams (2000) Lampsilis straminea — Williams 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) affinis — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) approxima — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-hydiana — Frierson (1927) Ligumia siliquoidea straminea — Haas (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.) perpastus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) perpasta — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Ligumia) perpasta — Frierson (1927) Ligumia perpasta — Haas (1969) Lampsilis perpasta — Burch (1975), ITIS (2012) Lampsilis straminea claibornensis — Parmalee & Bogan (1998) Lampsilis straminea — Williams 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) claibornensis — Simpson (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) tener — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-claibornensis — Frierson (1927) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) stramineus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) claibornensis — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) contrarius — Simpson (1900) Unio (sec. Elliptio) lecontianus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) affinis — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (s.s.) perpastus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tener — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis claibornensis — Ortmann (1912), Ortmann (1925), Clench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975), Davis & Fuller (1981), Vidrine (1993), Rosenberg et al. (1994), Rosenberg et al. (1997) Lampsilis (Eurynia) straminea — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Eurynia) claibornensis — Simpson (1914) Unio pallescens — de Gregorio (1914) Lampsilis (Eurynia) contraria — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Eurynia) approxima — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Eurynia) perpasta — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-straminea — Frierson (1927) Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-claibornensis — Frierson (1927) Elliptio (s.s.) lecontianus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Lampsilis (Ligumia) fasciata-hydiana — Frierson (1927) Lampsilis (Ligumia) perpasta — Frierson (1927) Ligumia siliquoidea straminea — Haas (1969) Ligumia perpasta — Haas (1969) Lampsilis straminea — Burch (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 perpasta — Burch (1975), ITIS (2012) Lampsilis straminea straminea — Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), Jones et al. (2005), ITIS (2012) Lampsilis straminea claibornensis — Turgeon 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 hydiana — Vidrine (1993)
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