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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Potamilus species Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819): synonymy
9 specimens + 60 Genbank vouchers Unio purpurata Lamarck, 1819
Lister, 1685. Conch.: pl. 155, fig. 10 [?]. [pre-linnaean]
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 71, sp. 6.
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Proptera purpurata — Ortmann (1912), Utterback (1916), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), Murray & Leonard (1962), Haas (1969), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), Davis & Fuller (1981)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)
Potamilus purpuratus — Oesch (1984), Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), Williams et al. (1993), Howells et al. (1996), ... Smith & Johnson (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Potamilus purpurata — Vidrine (1993), R.I. Johnson (1998), Smith et al. (2019) | |
Unio ater Lea, 1829
  Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 426, pl. 7, fig. 9.
(homonym of Unio ater Nilsson, 1822; renamed Unio lugubris Say, 1832)
Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_86108, Port Gibson, Miss.
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)
Unio ater — de Gregorio (1914)
Proptera purpurata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Potamilus purpuratus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008) | |
Unio lugubris Say, 1832
Say, 1832. Amer. Conch. 5: pl. 43.
(new name for Unio ater Lea, 1829)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)
Proptera purpurata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Potamilus purpuratus — Williams et al. (2008) | |
Unio poulsoni Conrad, 1834
Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 25, pl. 1.
Lampsilis (Proptera) alatus var. poulsoni — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) alata var. poulsoni — Simpson (1914)
Proptera purpurata-poulsoni — Frierson (1927)
Proptera purpurata — Haas (1969)
Potamilus alatus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Potamilus purpuratus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008) | |
Unio coloradoensis Lea, 1856
 Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 103.
 Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 314 [34], pl. 31, fig. 29.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_84845 (by R.I. Johnson, 1974: 32), Colorado R., Texas.
Lampsilis (Proptera) coloradoensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
— de Gregorio (1914)
Proptera purpurata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Potamilus purpuratus — Howells et al. (1996), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Potamilus purpuratus coloradoensis — Roe & Lydeard (1998)
Potamilus purpurata — R.I. Johnson (1998) | |
Unio permiscens Lea, 1859
 Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 112.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 102 [106], pl. 17, fig. 251.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86118, Columbus, Miss.
Lampsilis (Proptera) permiscens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Proptera purpurata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Potamilus purpuratus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Leptodea fragilis — Williams et al. (2008) | |
Unio dolosus Lea, 1860
 Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 307.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 75 [79], pl. 9, fig. 224.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86119, Claiborne, Ala.
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)
Lasmonos fragilis — Utterback (1916)
Proptera purpurata-poulsoni — Frierson (1927)
Proptera purpurata — Haas (1969)
Leptodea fragilis — Oesch (1984), Howells et al. (1996)
Potamilus purpuratus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008) | |
Unio dolosus Sowerby, 1866
 ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 41, sp. 228.
(reference to Unio dolosus Lea, 1860)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Proptera purpurata — Frierson (1927) | |
Unio poulsoni Sowerby, 1866
 ‘Conrad’ Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 51, sp. 270.
(reference to Unio poulsoni Conrad, 1834)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914) | |
Mya ventricosa Humphrey, 1797
‘Solander’ Humphrey, 1797. Mus. Col.: 56.
‘Solander’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5: 26 [as ‘U.ventricosa’].
(intro'd as syn of Unio purpurata Lamarck, 1819) | |
Unio atra Deshayes, 1832
‘Lea’ Deshayes, 1832. Enc. Méth. 2 (Deuxième partie): 582.
(reference to Unio ater Lea, 1829)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)
Potamilus purpuratus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) alatus var. poulsoni — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) coloradoensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Proptera) permiscens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Proptera purpurata — Ortmann (1912), Utterback (1916), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), Murray & Leonard (1962), Haas (1969), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), Davis & Fuller (1981)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)
Unio ater — de Gregorio (1914)
Lampsilis (Proptera) alata var. poulsoni — Simpson (1914)
— de Gregorio (1914)
Lasmonos fragilis — Utterback (1916)
Proptera purpurata-poulsoni — Frierson (1927)
Potamilus purpuratus — Oesch (1984), Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), Williams et al. (1993), Howells et al. (1996), ... Smith & Johnson (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Leptodea fragilis — Oesch (1984), Howells et al. (1996), Williams et al. (2008)
Potamilus purpurata — Vidrine (1993), R.I. Johnson (1998), Smith et al. (2019)
Potamilus alatus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Potamilus purpuratus coloradoensis — Roe & Lydeard (1998)
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