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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 | Lampsilis

species Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque, 1820: synonymy
     2 specimens + 1 Genbank voucher

Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 299 [also as ‘Unio fasciola’].
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 44.

Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis fasciolaSimpson (1914), Ortmann (1918), Ortmann (1918), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), ... Hata et al. (2022), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Schilling et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Lampsilis luteolusVanatta (1915)
Lampsilis (s.s.) fasciolaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)

Unio multiradiatus Lea, 1829
Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 434 [48], pl. 9, fig. 15 [as ‘multi-radiatus’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84930, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Lampsilis (s.s.) multiradiatusSimpson (1900)
Unio (s.s.) multiradiatusCall (1900)
Lampsilis multiradiataOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912)
Lampsilis (s.s.) multiradiataSimpson (1914)
Unio occidensde Gregorio (1914)
Lampsilis fasciolaOrtmann (1918), Ortmann (1918), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), Burch (1975), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), IUCN (2012)
Lampsilis (s.s.) fasciolaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)

Unio fasciolus Say, 1834
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Say, 1834. Amer. Conch. 6: ??.
Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(3): 26, pl. 11, fig. 2.
(reference to Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque, 1820)

Lampsilis (s.s.) multiradiatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (s.s.) multiradiataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis fasciolaWatters et al. (2009)

Unio perradiatus Lea, 1858
Lea, 1858. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 10: 40.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 66 [70], pl. 6, fig. 215.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84501, Florence, Alabama.

Lampsilis (s.s.) multiradiatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (s.s.) multiradiataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis fasciolaOrtmann (1918), Ortmann (1924), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Lampsilis (s.s.) fasciolaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)

Unio fasciolus Ferussac, 1835
‘Raf.’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 26.
(reference to Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque, 1820)

Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis ovataBurch (1975)

Unio ligamentinus Deshayes, 1835
Deshayes, 1835. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: ??.
‘Lamarck’ Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 251. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio ligamentina Lamarck, 1819)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) ligamentinusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (s.s.) fasciolaFrierson (1927)

Unio altilis Reeve, 1865
‘Conrad’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 23, sp. 109.
(misidentified reference to Unio altilis Conrad, 1834)

Lampsilis (s.s.) multiradiatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (s.s.) multiradiataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis fasciolaParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio perovalis Sowerby, 1866
‘Conrad’ Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 38, sp. 209.
(misidentified reference to Unio perovalis Conrad, 1834)

Lampsilis (s.s.) multiradiatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (s.s.) multiradiataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis fasciolaParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (s.s.) multiradiatusSimpson (1900)
Unio (s.s.) multiradiatusCall (1900)
Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) ligamentinusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis multiradiataOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912)
Lampsilis fasciolaSimpson (1914), Ortmann (1918), Ortmann (1918), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), ... Hata et al. (2022), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Schilling et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Lampsilis (s.s.) multiradiataSimpson (1914)
Unio occidensde Gregorio (1914)
Lampsilis (s.s.) ventricosaSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis luteolusVanatta (1915)
Lampsilis (s.s.) fasciolaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Lampsilis ovataBurch (1975)

 
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