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

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species Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1831): synonymy
     13 specimens + 3 Genbank vouchers

Unio tetralasmus Say, 1831
Say, 1831. Amer. Conch. 3: pl. 23.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, Bayou St. John, near New Orleans.

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) tetralasmusCall (1900)
Uniomerus tetralasmusOrtmann (1912), Utterback (1915), Murray & Leonard (1962), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), ... Dai et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), FMCS (2025), Cummings et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmusFrierson (1927), Haas (1929)
Elliptio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmusThiele (1934)
Uniomerus tretalasmus [sic]Contreras-Arquieta (2000)
U. tetralasmusMarshall et al. (2018)

Unio camptodon Say, 1832
Say, 1832. Amer. Conch. 5: pl. 42.
Type(s): TOPOTYPE USNM_85354, New Orleans, La.

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmus var. camptodonSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) tetralasmusCall (1900)
Uniomerus tetralasmus comptodon [sic]Utterback (1915)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmus-camptodonFrierson (1927)
Uniomerus tetralasmusMurray & Leonard (1962), Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Oesch (1984), Vidrine (1993), Howells et al. (1996), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio sayanus Conrad, 1838
‘Ward’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(11): 102, pl. 56, fig. 2.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [5].
(error for Unio sayii Tappan, 1839)

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmus var. sayiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) tetralasmusCall (1900)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmus-sayiFrierson (1927)
Uniomerus tetralasmusHaas (1969), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Uniomerus declivisWatters et al. (2009)

Unio sayii Tappan, 1839
Ward in Tappan, 1839. Amer. J. Sci. 35: 268, pl. 3, fig. 1.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE USNM_85356, Scioto R., Ohio.

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmus var. sayiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) tetralasmusCall (1900)
Uniomerus tetralasmusUtterback (1915), Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Oesch (1984), Howells et al. (1996), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmus-sayiFrierson (1927)
Uniomerus tetralasmus sayiF.C. Baker (1928)

Unio parallelus Conrad, 1841
Conrad, 1841. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 20 [as ‘paralellus’].
Conrad, 1854. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 2(4): 297 [as ‘parallelus’].
(renamed Unio porrectus Conrad, 1854; homonym of Unio parallelus Sowerby, 1840; correct name for Unio paralellus Conrad, 1841)

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmusFrierson (1927)
Uniomerus tetralasmusHaas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio symmetricus Lea, 1845
Lea, 1845. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4: 164.
Lea, 1848. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 4]: 73 [47], pl. 4, fig. 11.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85604, Alexandria, La.

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) tetralasmusCall (1900)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmusFrierson (1927)
Uniomerus tetralasmusHaas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Vidrine (1993), Howells et al. (1996), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Uniomerus declivisWatters et al. (2009)

Unio rivularis Conrad, 1853
‘Say’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(5): 45, pl. 23, fig. 1 [as ‘U. declivis’].
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 257.
Conrad, 1854. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 2(4): 296.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_42852, small creek in Greene Co., Ala.

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) obesusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) obesusFrierson (1927)
Uniomerus obesusClench & Turner (1956), Haas (1969)
Uniomerus tetralasmusR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio porrectus Conrad, 1854
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 268. [nomen nudum]
Conrad, 1854. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 2(4): 296, pl. 26, fig. 7.
(new name for Unio parallelus Conrad, 1841; homonym of Unio porrectus Sowerby, 1829)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_42847, Jackson, Miss.

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmusFrierson (1927)
Uniomerus tetralasmusHaas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio subcroceus Conrad, 1854
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 268. [nomen nudum]
Conrad, 1854. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 2(4): 297, pl. 27, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_41406, Canadian Fork, Arkansas River.

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) tetralasmusCall (1900)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmusFrierson (1927)
Uniomerus tetralasmusHaas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio manubius Gould, 1855
Gould, 1855. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 5: 229.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MCZ_169447 (by R.I. Johnson, 1964: 108), Chihuahua, 60 mi from Camp Ringgold, Mexico.

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmus var. manubiusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Uniomerus) manubiusMartens (1900)
Unio (s.s.) tetralasmusCall (1900)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmus-manubiusFrierson (1927)
Uniomerus tetralasmusHaas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), R.I. Johnson (1999), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Cummings et al. (2025)

Unio jamesianus Lea, 1857
Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 84.
Lea, 1858. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 52 [52], pl. 6, fig. 35.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85365, Jackson, Miss.

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) tetralasmusCall (1900)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmusFrierson (1927)
Uniomerus tetralasmusHaas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Vidrine (1993), Howells et al. (1996), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio electrinus Reeve, 1865
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 25, sp. 121.

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmus var. sayiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmus-sayiFrierson (1927)
Uniomerus tetralasmusHaas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio manubrius Paetel, 1890
‘Gould’ of Authors.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 158.
Call, 1895. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 7: 53.
Call, 1900. Ind. Dept. Geol. Nat. Res. (1899): 518.
(error for Unio manubius Gould, 1855)

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmus var. manubiusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Uniomerus tetralasmusParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Uniomerus tetralasma comptodon Utterback, 1915
Utterback, 1915. Amer. Midl. Nat. 4(3): 48.
Utterback, 1915. Amer. Midl. Nat. 4(6): 247.
(error for Unio camptodon Say, 1832)

Uniomerus tetralasmusParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio declivis Conrad, 1836
‘Say’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(5): 45, pl. 23, fig. 1.
Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(11): back cover correginda [as ‘U. sayanus Ward’].
(misidentified reference to Unio declivis Say, 1831)

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) obesusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Uniomerus tetralasmusUtterback (1915), R.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmusFrierson (1927)

Unio paralellus Conrad, 1841
Conrad, 1841. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 20.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio parallelus Conrad, 1841)

Unio rhomboidius Lea, 1852
‘Ward MSS’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Unio camptodon Say, 1832)

Unio camptodon Stearns, 1891
Stearns, 1891. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 14 (844): 105.
(reference to Unio camptodon Say, 1832)

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmus var. camptodonSimpson (1900)

Unio electricus Haas, 1969
‘Reeve’ Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 209.
(error for Unio electrinus Reeve, 1865)

Uniomerus tretalasmus Contreras-Arquieta, 2000
‘Say’ Contreras-Arquieta, 2000. Mexicoa 2(1): 45.
(error for Unio tetralasmus Say, 1831)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) tetralasmusCall (1900)
Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmus var. camptodonSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Uniomerus) obesusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmus var. sayiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmus var. manubiusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Uniomerus) manubiusMartens (1900)
Uniomerus tetralasmusOrtmann (1912), Utterback (1915), Murray & Leonard (1962), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), ... Dai et al. (2025), Chen et al. (2025), FMCS (2025), Cummings et al. (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Uniomerus tetralasmus comptodon [sic]Utterback (1915)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmusFrierson (1927), Haas (1929)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmus-camptodonFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmus-sayiFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) obesusFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (Uniomerus) tetralasmus-manubiusFrierson (1927)
Uniomerus tetralasmus sayiF.C. Baker (1928)
Elliptio (sec. Uniomerus) tetralasmusThiele (1934)
Uniomerus obesusClench & Turner (1956), Haas (1969)
Uniomerus tretalasmus [sic]Contreras-Arquieta (2000)
Uniomerus declivisWatters et al. (2009)
U. tetralasmusMarshall et al. (2018)

 
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