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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Obovaria species Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820): synonymy 8 specimens + 30 Genbank vouchers Obliquaria (Rotundaria) subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1818. Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355 [as ‘Potamilus subrotundus’]. [nomen nudum] Rafinesque, 1819. Jour. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. 88: 426 [as ‘U. (Obovaria) subrotunda’]. [nomen nudum] Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 308, pl. 81, figs. 21-23 [also as ‘U. subrotunda’]. Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 23, 29, 52. Type(s): NEOTYPE ANSP_20254, Kentucky River.
— Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Obovaria subrotunda — Vanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), ... Gasparini et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Ortmann (1918), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), Haas (1930), Haas (1969) Rotundaria subrotunda — Thiele (1934) | |
Obovaria striata Rafinesque, 1820 Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 311 [also as ‘Unio striata’]. Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 54.
Obovaria striata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Obovaria subrotunda — Vanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) Quadrula (Striata) striata — Frierson (1927) Quadrula (Luteacarnea) striata — Haas (1969), Haas (1969) Plethobasus striatus — Morrison (1969) Plethobasus cooperianus — R.I. Johnson (1980) | |
Obovaria striata var. rosea Rafinesque, 1820 Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 311. Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 55. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Obovaria striata Rafinesque, 1820)
— Vanatta (1915) | |
Obovaria striata var. tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820 Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 311. Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 55. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Obovaria striata Rafinesque, 1820) | |
Unio (Aximedia) levigata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 296, pl. 80, fig. 11-13 [also as ‘Elliptio levigata’]. Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 42. Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_20255, Kentucky River.
— Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Burch (1975) Obovaria levigata — Vanatta (1915) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda levigata — Ortmann (1918) Obovaria (s.s.) levigata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Obovaria subrotunda — R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio (Aximedia) zonalis Rafinesque, 1820 Rafinesque, 1818. Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355 [as ‘Potamilus zonalis’]. [nomen nudum] Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 297 [also as ‘Elliptio zonalis’]. Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 22, 42.
— Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Vanatta (1915) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) | |
Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828 Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 284.
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) orbiculatus — Simpson (1900) Unio (s.s.) orbiculatus — Call (1900) Lampsilis orbiculata — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), Ortmann (1918), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Stansbery (1970), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Oesch (1984), ITIS (2012) Lampsilis (Eurynia) orbiculata — Simpson (1914) Obovaria (s.s.) retusa — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Lampsilis abrupta — Vidrine (1993), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009) Obovaria subrotunda — Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio rotundus Wood, 1828 Wood, 1828. Suppl. Index Testac.: 2 [as ‘Mya rotunda’]. Wood, 1828. Suppl. Index Testac.: 57, pl. 1, sp. 1 [as ‘Unio rotundatus’]. Wood in Hanley, 1856. Index Testac.: 199, pl. 1, fig. 1. (homonym of Diplodon rotundus Wagner, 1827)
Obovaria (s.s.) circulus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Obovaria subrotunda — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio circulus Lea, 1829
 Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 433 [47], pl. 9, fig. 14. Type(s): UNKNOWN USNM_85734, Cincinatti, Ohio.
Obovaria (s.s.) circulus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (s.s.) circulus — Call (1900) Obovaria circulus — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912) Unio circulus — de Gregorio (1914) Obovaria subrotunda — Vanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Burch (1975), Vidrine (1993), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Ortmann (1918), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) | |
Unio lens Lea, 1831
Lea, 1831. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4 [O. 1]: 80, pl. 8, fig. 10.
Obovaria (s.s.) lens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (s.s.) circulus — Call (1900) Obovaria circulus — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1912) — de Gregorio (1914) Obovaria levigata — Vanatta (1915) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda levigata — Ortmann (1918) Obovaria lens — Ortmann & Walker (1922) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda lens — Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925) Obovaria (s.s.) levigata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Obovaria subrotunda — R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio laevigatus Say, 1834 ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors. Say, 1834. Amer. Conch. 6: [no pagination]. Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 70. Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5: 28. Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 59. Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 57. Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 251. Ortmann, 1921. Mem. Carnegie Mus. 8: 92. (error for Unio (Aximedia) levigata Rafinesque, 1820)
Obovaria (s.s.) lens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Obovaria lens — Ortmann & Walker (1922) Obovaria subrotunda — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio suborbiculatus Conrad, 1836 ‘Hildreth’ of Authors. Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(4): 35. Mörch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 46. (error for Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828) | |
Unio leibii Lea, 1862
Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 168.
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 44 [48], pl. 15, fig. 42. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84425, Michigan.
Obovaria (s.s.) leibii — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (s.s.) circulus — Call (1900) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Obovaria subrotunda — Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio depygis Conrad, 1866 Conrad, 1866. Amer. J. Conch. 2: 107, pl. 10, fig. 1.
Obovaria (s.s.) lens var. depygis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda lens — Ortmann (1924) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda-depygis — Frierson (1927) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Haas (1969) Obovaria subrotunda — Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio zonata Simpson, 1900 ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors. Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 744. Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 731. Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 90. (error for Unio (Aximedia) zonalis Rafinesque, 1820) | |
Obovaria lens var. elongata Simpson, 1914 Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 294. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio lens Lea, 1831)
Obovaria (s.s.) lens var. elongata — Simpson (1914) Obovaria (s.s.) levigata — Haas (1969) Obovaria subrotunda — R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Obovaria lens var. parva Simpson, 1914
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 294. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio lens Lea, 1831) Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_150457, Duck Riv., Tenn.
Obovaria (s.s.) lens var. parva — Simpson (1914) Obovaria (s.s.) levigata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Obovaria subrotunda — R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Obovaria subrotunda globula Morrison, 1942
Morrison, 1942. Bulletin Bur. Amer. Ethnol. 129: 360. (intro'd as intra-sp. of Obliquaria (Rotundaria) subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820) Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85769, Tuscumbia, Alabama.
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Haas (1969) Obovaria subrotunda — R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio suborbiculatus of Authors, unknown year Kuster, 1857 of Authors. (reference to Unio suborbiculatus Conrad, 1836)
Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptus — Frierson (1927) | |
Unio rotundatus Wood, 1828 Wood, 1828. Suppl. Index Testac.: 57. (error for Unio rotundus Wood, 1828) | |
Unio subrotundus Ferussac, 1835 ‘selon Say’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5: 26. (reference to Obliquaria (Rotundaria) subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820)
Obovaria (s.s.) circulus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) | |
Margarita (Unio) orbiculatus Lea, 1836 ‘Hild.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 25. (reference to Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) orbiculatus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Eurynia) orbiculata — Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptus — Frierson (1927) Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abrupta — Haas (1969) Lampsilis abruptus — Morrison (1969) Lampsilis abrupta — R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900) — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), de Gregorio (1914), Vanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Burch (1975) Obovaria striata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) orbiculatus — Simpson (1900) Unio (s.s.) orbiculatus — Call (1900) Obovaria (s.s.) circulus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (s.s.) circulus — Call (1900) Obovaria (s.s.) lens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Obovaria (s.s.) leibii — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Obovaria (s.s.) lens var. depygis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Lampsilis orbiculata — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), Ortmann (1918), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Stansbery (1970), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Oesch (1984), ITIS (2012) Obovaria circulus — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912) Lampsilis (Eurynia) orbiculata — Simpson (1914) Unio circulus — de Gregorio (1914) Obovaria (s.s.) lens var. elongata — Simpson (1914) Obovaria (s.s.) lens var. parva — Simpson (1914) Obovaria subrotunda — Vanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), ... Gasparini et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023) Obovaria levigata — Vanatta (1915) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Ortmann (1918), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), Haas (1930), Haas (1969) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda levigata — Ortmann (1918) Obovaria lens — Ortmann & Walker (1922) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda lens — Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925) Quadrula (Striata) striata — Frierson (1927) Obovaria (s.s.) levigata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Obovaria (s.s.) retusa — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptus — Frierson (1927) Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda-depygis — Frierson (1927) Rotundaria subrotunda — Thiele (1934) Quadrula (Luteacarnea) striata — Haas (1969), Haas (1969) Plethobasus striatus — Morrison (1969) Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abrupta — Haas (1969) Lampsilis abruptus — Morrison (1969) Plethobasus cooperianus — R.I. Johnson (1980) Lampsilis abrupta — R.I. Johnson (1980), Vidrine (1993), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)
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