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

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species Pseudodontoideus subvexus (Conrad, 1834): synonymy
     2 specimens + 1 Genbank voucher

Anodonta subvexa Conrad, 1834
Conrad, 1834. Amer. J. Sci. 25(2): 341, pl. 1, fig. 1.
Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 73.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 264.

Lampsilis (s.s.) subvexaSimpson (1900)
Strophitus (s.s.) subvexusSimpson (1914), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Strophitus subvexusR.I. Johnson (1967), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), IUCN (1996), ... Haag (2012), Inoue et al. (2014), Williams et al. (2017), Inoue et al. (2018), Hauck et al. (2023)
Strophitus subvexaBurch (1975)
Pseudodontoideus subvexusSmith et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bieler (2021), FMCS (2021), Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)

Margaritana gesnerii Lea, 1858
Lea, 1858. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 10: 138.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 211 [33], pl. 32, fig. 280.

Strophitus gesneriiSimpson (1900)
Strophitus (s.s.) gesneriiSimpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Strophitus conasaugaensisOrtmann (1923)
Strophitus (Pseudodontoideus) gesneriFrierson (1927)
Strophitus subvexusR.I. Johnson (1967), Brim Box & Williams (2000)
Strophitus subvexaBurch (1975)
Strophitus connasaugaensisWilliams et al. (2008)

Margaritana spillmanii Lea, 1858
Lea, 1858. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 10: 138.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 105 [109], pl. 17, fig. 252.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86278, Magbys Cr., near Columbus, Miss.

Strophitus spillmaniiSimpson (1900)
Strophitus (s.s.) spillmaniiSimpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Strophitus spillmaniOrtmann (1923)
Strophitus (Pseudodontoideus) spillmaniFrierson (1927)
Strophitus subvexusR.I. Johnson (1967), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008)
Strophitus subvexaBurch (1975)

Margaritana tombecbeensis Lea, 1858
Lea, 1858. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 10: 138.

Strophitus subvexusR.I. Johnson (1967), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008)
Strophitus subvexaBurch (1975)
Pseudodontoideus subvexusBieler (2021)

Margaritana tombigbeensis Lea, 1862
Lea, 1858. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 10: 138 [as ‘tombecbeensis’].
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 107, pl. 18, fig. 255 [as ‘tombigbéensis’].
(error for Margaritana tombecbeensis Lea, 1858)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86253, Tombigbee R., near Columbus, Miss.

Strophitus tombigbeensisSimpson (1900), Ortmann (1923)
Strophitus (s.s.) tombigbeensisSimpson (1914)
Strophitus (s.s.) subvexusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Strophitus subvexusR.I. Johnson (1967), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008)
Strophitus subvexaBurch (1975)
Pseudodontoideus subvexusBieler (2021)

Margaritana columbensis Lea, 1867
Lea, 1867. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 19: 81.

Alasmidonta columbensisSimpson (1900)
Strophitus (s.s.) tombigbeensisSimpson (1914)
Strophitus (s.s.) subvexusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Strophitus subvexusR.I. Johnson (1967), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008)
Strophitus subvexaBurch (1975)

Unio spillmannii Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 82, pl. 435.
(error for Margaritana spillmanii Lea, 1858)

Strophitus spillmaniiSimpson (1900)

Margaritana gessneri Paetel, 1890
‘Lea’ Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 173.
(error for Margaritana gesnerii Lea, 1858)

Strophitus gesneriiSimpson (1900)
Strophitus (s.s.) gesneriiSimpson (1914)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Lampsilis (s.s.) subvexaSimpson (1900)
Strophitus gesneriiSimpson (1900)
Strophitus spillmaniiSimpson (1900)
Strophitus tombigbeensisSimpson (1900), Ortmann (1923)
Alasmidonta columbensisSimpson (1900)
Strophitus (s.s.) subvexusSimpson (1914), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Strophitus (s.s.) gesneriiSimpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Strophitus (s.s.) spillmaniiSimpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Strophitus (s.s.) tombigbeensisSimpson (1914)
Strophitus conasaugaensisOrtmann (1923)
Strophitus spillmaniOrtmann (1923)
Strophitus (Pseudodontoideus) gesneriFrierson (1927)
Strophitus (Pseudodontoideus) spillmaniFrierson (1927)
Strophitus subvexusR.I. Johnson (1967), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), IUCN (1996), ... Haag (2012), Inoue et al. (2014), Williams et al. (2017), Inoue et al. (2018), Hauck et al. (2023)
Strophitus subvexaBurch (1975)
Strophitus connasaugaensisWilliams et al. (2008)
Pseudodontoideus subvexusSmith et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bieler (2021), FMCS (2021), Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025)

 
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