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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 abrupta (Say, 1831): synonymy
     1 specimen + 1 Genbank voucher

Toxolasma cyclips Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 2.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 72.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)
Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptusFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis abruptaR.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Toxolasma cyclips var. fuscata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 2.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 72.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Toxolasma cyclips Rafinesque, 1831)

Lampsilis abruptaWatters et al. (2009)

Toxolasma cyclips var. lutescens Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 2.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 72.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Toxolasma cyclips Rafinesque, 1831)

Lampsilis abruptaWatters et al. (2009)

Unio abruptus Say, 1831
Say, 1831. Amer. Conch. 2: pl. 17.
Type(s): TYPE LOCALITY TYPE_LOCALITY_MP_013, Wabash River.

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) orbiculatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) orbiculataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptusFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis abruptusMorrison (1969), FMCS (2021)
Lampsilis abruptaR.I. Johnson (1980), Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), ... Williams et al. (2017), Klymus et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Stodola et al. (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)

Unio crassus Conrad, 1836
‘Say’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(4): 34, pl. 16.
(misidentified reference to Unio crassus Say, 1817)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) orbiculatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) orbiculataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis abruptaR.I. Johnson (1980), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio cyclops Conrad, 1836
‘Raf.’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(4): 35.
(error for Toxolasma cyclips Rafinesque, 1831)

Simpson (1914)

Unio cyclips Ferussac, 1835
‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5: 28.
(reference to Toxolasma cyclips Rafinesque, 1831)

Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) orbiculatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) orbiculataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis abruptaParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) orbiculatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) orbiculataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptusFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis abruptusMorrison (1969), FMCS (2021)
Lampsilis abruptaR.I. Johnson (1980), Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), ... Williams et al. (2017), Klymus et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), Stodola et al. (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)

 
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