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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 | Obovaria species Obovaria unicolor (Lea, 1845): synonymy
3 specimens + 12 Genbank vouchers Unio unicolor Lea, 1845
 Lea, 1845. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4: 163.
 Lea, 1848. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 4]: 74 [48], pl. 4, fig. 12.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85750, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Obovaria (s.s.) unicolor — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Obovaria unicolor — Ortmann (1912), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), ... FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
— de Gregorio (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda-unicolor — Frierson (1927)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Haas (1969) | |
Unio uber Conrad, 1866
Conrad, 1866. Amer. J. Conch. 2: 279, pl. 15, fig. 16.
Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) pustulosa — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda-uber — Frierson (1927)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Haas (1969)
— Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Obovaria unicolor — Williams et al. (2008) | |
Unio tinkeri B.H. Wright, 1899
B.H. Wright, 1899. Nautilus 13: 7.
Obovaria (s.s.) tinkeri — Simpson (1900)
Obovaria tinkeri — Simpson (1900)
Obovaria (s.s.) unicolor — Simpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda-unicolor — Frierson (1927)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Haas (1969)
Obovaria unicolor — Williams et al. (2008) | |
Obovaria (s.s.) nux Simpson, 1914
 Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 297.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_152968, Tombigbee Riv., Moscow, Ala.
Obovaria (s.s.) nux — Simpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Haas (1969)
Obovaria unicolor — Williams et al. (2008) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Obovaria (s.s.) unicolor — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) pustulosa — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) tinkeri — Simpson (1900)
Obovaria tinkeri — Simpson (1900)
Obovaria unicolor — Ortmann (1912), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), ... FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
— de Gregorio (1914), Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Obovaria (s.s.) nux — Simpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda-unicolor — Frierson (1927)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda-uber — Frierson (1927)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda — Haas (1969)
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