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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Cambarunio

species Cambarunio taeniatus (Conrad, 1834): synonymy
     11 specimens + 1 Genbank voucher

Obliquaria (Aximedia) teneltus Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 3.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 75.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)
Villosa teneltusMorrison (1969)
Villosa taeniataR.I. Johnson (1980)

Unio pictus Lea, 1834
Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 73 [185], pl. 11, fig. 32.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MCZ_5792, Harpeth River, Tennessee.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) pictusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis pictusIhering (1901)
Eurynia (Micromya) pictaOrtmann (1912)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) pictaSimpson (1914)
Micromya taeniataOrtmann (1924), Ortmann (1925)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) pictaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia pictaHaas (1969)
Villosa taeniataBurch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), IUCN (2012)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictusWatters (2018)

Unio taeniatus Conrad, 1834
Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 26, pl. 4, fig. 2 [as ‘tæniatus’].
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 258 [as ‘tæniatus’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_56441, Flint River, Ala.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniataSimpson (1914)
Micromya taeniataOrtmann (1924), Ortmann (1925)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) taeniataFrierson (1927)
Ligumia taeniataHaas (1969)
Villosa teneltusMorrison (1969)
Villosa taeniataBurch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), ... Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), IUCN (2012), Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2017)
Cambarunio taeniatus taeniatusWatters (2018)
Cambarunio taeniatusGraf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)

Unio interruptus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 24. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 15, pl. 6, fig. 15.
(homonym of Unio (Eurynia) solenoides var. interrupta Rafinesque, 1820; renamed Unio latiradiatus Conrad, 1838)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84962, Harpeth R., Tenn.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniataSimpson (1914)
de Gregorio (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) menkianaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia menkianaHaas (1969)
Villosa taeniataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictusWatters (2018)

Unio latiradiatus Conrad, 1838
Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(11): 96, pl. 53.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 251.
(new name for Unio interruptus Lea, 1838)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) menkianaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia menkianaHaas (1969)
Villosa taeniataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictusWatters (2018)

Unio menkianus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 76, pl. 19, fig. 59.
Type(s): SYNTYPES USNM_84965, Harpeth R., Tenn.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) menkianaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia menkianaHaas (1969)
Villosa taeniataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), IUCN (2012)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictusWatters (2018)

Unio pulcher Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 25. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 6, pl. 3, fig. 6.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniataSimpson (1914)
Unio pulcherde Gregorio (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) menkianaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia menkianaHaas (1969)
Villosa taeniataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictusWatters (2018)

Unio tennesseensis Lea, 1840
Lea, 1840. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1: 288.
Lea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 199, pl. 10, fig. 11.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84961, Stone River, Tenn.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) taeniataFrierson (1927)
Ligumia taeniataHaas (1969)
Villosa taeniataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictusWatters (2018)

Unio camelopardilis Lea, 1860
Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 92.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 355 [37], pl. 59, fig. 180.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85662, Northern Alabama.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) camelopardilisSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) camelopardilisSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) pictaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia pictaHaas (1969)
Villosa taeniataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus taeniatusWatters (2018)

Unio fucatus Lea, 1860
Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 92.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 353 [35], pl. 59, fig. 178.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84857A, N Alabama.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) camelopardilisSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) camelopardilisSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nebulosaFrierson (1927)
Ligumia nebulosaHaas (1969)
Villosa taeniataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus taeniatusWatters (2018)

Unio lindsleyi Lea, 1860
Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 306.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 351, pl. 58, fig. 176.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84967, Tenn.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) pictusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) pictaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) taeniataFrierson (1927)
Ligumia taeniataHaas (1969)
Villosa taeniataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus taeniatusWatters (2018)

Unio perdix Reeve, 1864
‘Lea’ Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 18, sp. 82.
(misidentified reference to Unio perdix Lea, 1834)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) menkianaFrierson (1927)
Villosa taeniataParmalee & Bogan (1998)

Unio punctatus Lea, 1865
Lea, 1865. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 17: 89.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 261 [21], pl. 32, fig. 76.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84968, Tuscumbia, Alabama.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) punctatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) punctataSimpson (1914)
Micromya taeniataOrtmann (1924), Ortmann (1925)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) taeniataFrierson (1927)
Ligumia taeniataHaas (1969)
Villosa taeniataBurch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Cambarunio taeniatus punctatusWatters (2018)

Unio camelopardalis Sowerby, 1866
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 42, sp. 233, fig. 233a.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 450.
Watters, 2018. Visaya, Suppl. (10): 29.
(error for Unio camelopardilis Lea, 1860)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) pictusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) pictaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) taeniataFrierson (1927)

Unio taeneatus Ravenel, 1834
Ravenel, 1834. Cat. Rec. Shells: 7 [as ‘tæneatus’].
(error for Unio taeniatus Conrad, 1834)

Unio tenellus Ferussac, 1835
‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5: 29.
(error for Obliquaria (Aximedia) teneltus Rafinesque, 1831)

Unio menkeanus Küster, 1861
‘Lea’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 245.
(error for Unio menkianus Lea, 1838)

Unio taniatus Simpson, 1900
‘Paetel’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 541.
‘Paetel’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 83.
(error for Unio taeniatus Conrad, 1834)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniataSimpson (1914)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), de Gregorio (1914), Burch (1975)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) pictusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) tæniatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) camelopardilisSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) punctatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis pictusIhering (1901)
Eurynia (Micromya) pictaOrtmann (1912)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) pictaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) taeniataSimpson (1914)
Unio pulcherde Gregorio (1914)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) camelopardilisSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) punctataSimpson (1914)
Micromya taeniataOrtmann (1924), Ortmann (1925)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) pictaFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) taeniataFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) menkianaFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ligumia) nebulosaFrierson (1927)
Villosa teneltusMorrison (1969)
Ligumia pictaHaas (1969)
Ligumia taeniataHaas (1969)
Ligumia menkianaHaas (1969)
Ligumia nebulosaHaas (1969)
Villosa taeniataBurch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), ... Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2012), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2017)
Cambarunio taeniatus pictusWatters (2018)
Cambarunio taeniatus taeniatusWatters (2018)
Cambarunio taeniatus punctatusWatters (2018)
Cambarunio taeniatusGraf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)

 
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