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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 ohiensis (Rafinesque, 1820): synonymy
     2 specimens + 20 Genbank vouchers

Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 316 [also as ‘Lastena ohiensis’].
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 59.

Anodonta ohioensis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta ohiensisSimpson (1914), Thiele (1934)
Lastena ohiensisUtterback (1915), Modell (1945)
Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensisFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Potamilus ohiensisMorrison (1969), Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), ... Inoue et al. (2020), Smith et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)
Anodonta (Utterbackia) imbecilis [sic]R.I. Johnson (1970)
Burch (1975)
Leptodea laevissimaR.I. Johnson (1980)
Potamilus ohioensis [sic]Oesch (1984)

Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis var. nigrescens Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 317.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 59.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis Rafinesque, 1820)

Vanatta (1915)

Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis var. radiata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 317.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 59.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis Rafinesque, 1820)

Vanatta (1915)

Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis var. violacina Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1818. Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355 [as ‘Potamilus violacinus’]. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 317.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 22, 59.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis Rafinesque, 1820)

Vanatta (1915)

Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis var. viridis Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 317.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 59.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis Rafinesque, 1820)

Symphynota laevissima Lea, 1829
Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 444 [58], pl. 13, fig. 23 [as ‘lævissima’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_83938, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Lampsilis (Proptera) laevissimusSimpson (1900)
Unio (s.s.) laevissimusCall (1900)
Proptera laevissimaOrtmann (1912), Ortmann (1914), Utterback (1916), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), Mackie et al. (1980)
Lampsilis (Proptera) laevissimaSimpson (1914)
de Gregorio (1914)
Leptodea laevissimaMurray & Leonard (1962), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Mathiak (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), ITIS (2012)
Potamilus ohiensisMorrison (1969), Vidrine (1993), Howells et al. (1996), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), IUCN (2012)
Potamilus ohioensis [sic]Oesch (1984)
Proptera laevissimusITIS (2012)

Anodonta rufa Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 6. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 82. [nomen nudum]

Anodonta ohioensis Agassiz, 1852
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 46.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 648.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 437.
Oesch, 1984. Missouri Naiades: 183 [as ‘Potamilus’].
(error for Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis Rafinesque, 1820)

Potamilus ohiensisVidrine (1993), Howells et al. (1996)

Unio discoideus Sowerby, 1866
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 53, sp. 275; errata [changed to ‘U. laevissimus Lea’].
(misidentified reference to Symphynota discoidea Lea, 1834)

Lampsilis (Proptera) laevissimusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) laevissimaSimpson (1914)
Proptera laevissimaFrierson (1927)
Proptera gracilisHaas (1969)
Potamilus ohiensisParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Anodonta mutabilis Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 317.
(intro'd as syn of Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis Rafinesque, 1820)

Vanatta (1915)

Unio ohiensis Say, 1834
‘Rafinesque’ Say, 1834. Amer. Conch. 6: [synonymy].
(reference to Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis Rafinesque, 1820)

Lampsilis (Proptera) laevissimusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) laevissimaSimpson (1914)
Proptera laevissimaFrierson (1927)
Proptera gracilisHaas (1969)
Potamilus ohiensisParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio levissimus de Gregorio, 1914
‘Lea’ de Gregorio, 1914. Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 37.
(error for Symphynota laevissima Lea, 1829)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Anodonta ohioensis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) laevissimusSimpson (1900)
Unio (s.s.) laevissimusCall (1900)
Proptera laevissimaOrtmann (1912), Ortmann (1914), Utterback (1916), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), Mackie et al. (1980)
Anodonta ohiensisSimpson (1914), Thiele (1934)
Lampsilis (Proptera) laevissimaSimpson (1914)
de Gregorio (1914), Vanatta (1915), Burch (1975)
Lastena ohiensisUtterback (1915), Modell (1945)
Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensisFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Leptodea laevissimaMurray & Leonard (1962), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Mathiak (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), ITIS (2012)
Potamilus ohiensisMorrison (1969), Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), ... Inoue et al. (2020), Smith et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)
Proptera gracilisHaas (1969)
Anodonta (Utterbackia) imbecilis [sic]R.I. Johnson (1970)
Potamilus ohioensis [sic]Oesch (1984)
Proptera laevissimusITIS (2012)

 
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