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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Pleurobema species Pleurobema pyriforme (Lea, 1857): synonymy 8 specimens + 2 Genbank vouchers Unio striatus Lea, 1840
Lea, 1840. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1: 287.
Lea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 203 [41], pl. 12, fig. 16. (homonym of Unio striatus Goldfuss, 1837; renamed Pleurobema simpsoni Vanatta, 1915) Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84797, Columbus, Ga.
Pleurobema (s.s.) striata — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) striatum — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) Pleurobema simpsoni — Vanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922) Pleurobema modicum — Ortmann (1923) Pleurobema pyriforme — Clench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2014) Pleurobema striatum — Haas (1969) | |
Unio bulbosus Lea, 1857
Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 172. Lea, 1859. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 191 [9], pl. 21, fig. 75. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84715, Flint R., near Macon, Ga.
Pleurobema (s.s.) bulbosa — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) bulbosum — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) Pleurobema pyriforme — Clench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014) Pleurobema bulbosum — Haas (1969), Kandl et al. (2001) | |
Unio modicus Lea, 1857
Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 171. Lea, 1859. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 204 [22], pl. 24, fig. 86. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84787, Chattahoochee R., 10 mi above Columbus, Ga.
Pleurobema (s.s.) modica — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) modicum — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) Pleurobema simpsoni — Ortmann & Walker (1922) Pleurobema modicum — Ortmann (1923), Haas (1969) Pleurobema pyriforme — Clench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014) | |
Unio pyriformis Lea, 1857
Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 31. Lea, 1858. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 69, pl. 12, fig. 50. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84781, near Columbus, Ga.
Pleurobema (s.s.) pyriformis — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) pyriforme — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) Pleurobema pyriforme — Clench & Turner (1956), Haas (1969), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), ... Inoue et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023) | |
Unio amabilis Lea, 1865
Lea, 1865. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 17: 89.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 257 [17], pl. 31, fig. 72. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84573, Butler, Taylor Co., Ga.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) amabilis — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) amabile — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) — Ortmann (1914) Pleurobema simpsoni — Ortmann & Walker (1922) Pleurobema modicum — Ortmann (1923) Pleurobema pyriforme — Clench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014) Pleurobema amabile — Haas (1969) | |
Unio litus Lea, 1871
Lea, 1871. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 23: 189. Lea, 1874. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8 [O. 13]: 17 [21], pl. 5, fig. 13. Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85142, Cahawba R., Shelby Co., Ala.
Pleurobema (s.s.) lita — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) litum — Simpson (1914) Pleurobema (s.s.) striatum — Frierson (1927) Pleurobema striatum — Haas (1969) Pleurobema perovatum — Williams et al. (2008), IUCN (2012) | |
Unio reclusus B.H. Wright, 1898
B.H. Wright, 1898. Nautilus 11(10): 111. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151029, Ocklockonee Riv., Leon Co., Fla.
Pleurobema (s.s.) reclusa — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema reclusa — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) reclusum — Simpson (1914) Pleurobema (s.s.) pyriforme — Frierson (1927) Pleurobema pyriforme — Clench & Turner (1956), Haas (1969), Burch (1975), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2011), IUCN (2012), Williams et al. (2014) Pleurobema reclusum — Kandl et al. (2001) | |
Unio harperi B.H. Wright, 1899
B.H. Wright, 1899. Nautilus 13: 6. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_159197, [Spring Cr., Decatur Co.]. Ga.
Pleurobema (s.s.) harperi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) Pleurobema harperi — Simpson (1900), Haas (1969) Pleurobema pyriforme — Clench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014) | |
Pleurobema simpsoni Vanatta, 1915 Vanatta, 1915. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 67: 559. (new name for Unio striatus Lea, 1840)
Pleurobema simpsoni — Vanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922) Pleurobema (s.s.) striatum — Frierson (1927) Pleurobema pyriforme — Clench & Turner (1956), Burch (1975), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014) Pleurobema striatum — Haas (1969) | |
Unio strictus Lea, 1852 Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. (error for Unio striatus Lea, 1840) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Pleurobema (s.s.) striata — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) bulbosa — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) modica — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) pyriformis — Simpson (1900) Unio (sec. Elliptio) amabilis — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) lita — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) reclusa — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema reclusa — Simpson (1900) Pleurobema (s.s.) harperi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) Pleurobema harperi — Simpson (1900), Haas (1969) Pleurobema (s.s.) striatum — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) Pleurobema (s.s.) bulbosum — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) Pleurobema (s.s.) modicum — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) Pleurobema (s.s.) pyriforme — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) Pleurobema (s.s.) amabile — Simpson (1914), Frierson (1927) — Ortmann (1914) Pleurobema (s.s.) litum — Simpson (1914) Pleurobema (s.s.) reclusum — Simpson (1914) Pleurobema simpsoni — Vanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922) Pleurobema modicum — Ortmann (1923), Haas (1969) Pleurobema pyriforme — Clench & Turner (1956), Haas (1969), Burch (1975), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), ... Inoue et al. (2018), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023) Pleurobema striatum — Haas (1969) Pleurobema bulbosum — Haas (1969), Kandl et al. (2001) Pleurobema amabile — Haas (1969) Pleurobema reclusum — Kandl et al. (2001) Pleurobema perovatum — Williams et al. (2008), IUCN (2012)
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