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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 ohiensis — Simpson (1914), Thiele (1934) Lastena ohiensis — Utterback (1915), Modell (1945) Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Potamilus ohiensis — Morrison (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 laevissima — R.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) laevissimus — Simpson (1900) Unio (s.s.) laevissimus — Call (1900) Proptera laevissima — Ortmann (1912), Ortmann (1914), Utterback (1916), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), Mackie et al. (1980) Lampsilis (Proptera) laevissima — Simpson (1914) — de Gregorio (1914) Leptodea laevissima — Murray & Leonard (1962), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Mathiak (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), ITIS (2012) Potamilus ohiensis — Morrison (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 laevissimus — ITIS (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 ohiensis — Vidrine (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) laevissimus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Proptera) laevissima — Simpson (1914) Proptera laevissima — Frierson (1927) Proptera gracilis — Haas (1969) Potamilus ohiensis — Parmalee & 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) laevissimus — Simpson (1900) Lampsilis (Proptera) laevissima — Simpson (1914) Proptera laevissima — Frierson (1927) Proptera gracilis — Haas (1969) Potamilus ohiensis — Parmalee & 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) laevissimus — Simpson (1900) Unio (s.s.) laevissimus — Call (1900) Proptera laevissima — Ortmann (1912), Ortmann (1914), Utterback (1916), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), Mackie et al. (1980) Anodonta ohiensis — Simpson (1914), Thiele (1934) Lampsilis (Proptera) laevissima — Simpson (1914) — de Gregorio (1914), Vanatta (1915), Burch (1975) Lastena ohiensis — Utterback (1915), Modell (1945) Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Leptodea laevissima — Murray & Leonard (1962), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Mathiak (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), ITIS (2012) Potamilus ohiensis — Morrison (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 gracilis — Haas (1969) Anodonta (Utterbackia) imbecilis [sic] — R.I. Johnson (1970) Potamilus ohioensis [sic] — Oesch (1984) Proptera laevissimus — ITIS (2012)
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