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

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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Sagittunio

species Sagittunio nasutus (Say, 1817): synonymy
     2 specimens + 1 Genbank voucher

Unio nasutus Say, 1817
Lister, 1685. Conch.: pl. 151, fig. 6.
Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [12,] pl. 4, fig. 1.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [18,] pl. 4, fig. 1.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 52.
Type(s): USNM_85978, Bristol, Pa.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nasutusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis nasutaOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910)
Eurynia (s.s.) nasutaOrtmann (1912)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) nasutaSimpson (1914)
de Gregorio (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasutaFrierson (1927)
Unio nasutusHenderson (1935)
Ligumia nasutaHaas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Mackie et al. (1980), ... Jones (2015), Scott et al. (2016), Williams et al. (2017), Gasparini et al. (2020), Hata et al. (2022)
Sagittunio nasutusWatters (2018), Burlakova et al. (2019), Scott et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)

Obliquaria (Ellipsaria) attenuata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 305, footnote.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 49.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasutaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia nasutaHaas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Watters et al. (2009)
Sagittunio nasutusWatters (2018)

Unio rostrata Valenciennes, 1827
Valenciennes, 1827. Receuil Observ. Zool. 2(11-12): 233, pl. 53, fig. 3.
(misidentified reference to Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nasutusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) nasutaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasutaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia nasutaHaas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975), Watters et al. (2009)
Sagittunio nasutusWatters (2018)

Unio nasutoides Lea, 1868
Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 163.

Unio nasutusHenderson (1935)

Unio vaughanianus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 61, sp. 308.
(misidentified reference to Unio vaughanianus Lea, 1838)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nasutusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) nasutaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasutaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia nasutaR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975), Watters et al. (2009)
Sagittunio nasutusWatters (2018)

Unio nasutus Conrad, 1838
‘Say’ Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(11): 38, pl. 18, fig. 1 [lower]. [in part]
(reference to Unio nasutus Say, 1817)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nasutusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) nasutaSimpson (1914)

Unio fisherianus Küster, 1861
‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 205, pl. 68, fig. 6.
(misidentified reference to Unio fisherianus Lea, 1838)

Unio (sec. Elliptio) fisherianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasutaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia nasutaR.I. Johnson (1970)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) nasutusSimpson (1900)
Simpson (1900), de Gregorio (1914), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) fisherianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis nasutaOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910)
Eurynia (s.s.) nasutaOrtmann (1912)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) nasutaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nasutaFrierson (1927)
Unio nasutusHenderson (1935)
Ligumia nasutaHaas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Mackie et al. (1980), ... Jones (2015), Scott et al. (2016), Williams et al. (2017), Gasparini et al. (2020), Hata et al. (2022)
Sagittunio nasutusWatters (2018), Burlakova et al. (2019), Scott et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025)

 
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