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

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species Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818: synonymy
     3 specimens + 1 Genbank voucher

Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
Say, 1818. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1(11): 459.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: sp. 1.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 62.

Alasmidonta (Rugifera) marginataSimpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Margaritana) marginataCall (1900)
Alasmidonta marginataFox (1901), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), ... Hopper et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2025), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025), Chen et al. (2025)
de Gregorio (1914)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginataOrtmann (1918), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Clarke (1981), Graf & Cummings (2007), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Decurambis marginataFrierson (1927)
Alasmidonta (s.s.) marginataBurch (1975)
Alasmidonta sp.Araujo et al. (2018)

Unio rugulosus Wood, 1828
Wood, 1828. Suppl. Index Testac.: 3 [as ‘Mya rugulosa’]. [nomen nudum]
Wood, 1828. Suppl. Index Testac.: 57, pl. 1, sp. 7.

Alasmidonta (Rugifera) marginataSimpson (1900)
Alasmidonta (Rugifera) varicosaSimpson (1914)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) varicosaR.I. Johnson (1970)
Alasmidonta (s.s.) varicosaBurch (1975)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginataClarke (1981)
Alasmidonta marginataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Decurambis scriptum Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 80.

Alasmidonta scriptumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginataOrtmann & Walker (1922), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Clarke (1981), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Decurambis marginataFrierson (1927)
Alasmidonta (s.s.) marginataBurch (1975)
Alasmidonta marginataWilliams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Alasmodonta truncata Lea, 1836
‘Say, in lit.’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 44.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 46.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 262.
(intro'd as syn of Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818)

Alasmidonta (Rugifera) truncataSimpson (1900)
Alasmidonta (Rugifera) marginataSimpson (1914)
Decurambis marginataFrierson (1927)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginataHaas (1969)
Alasmidonta marginataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Margaritana marginata Küster, 1862
‘Say’ of Authors.
Küster, 1862. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 297, pl. 99, fig. 3.
Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 51, sp. 267.
(reference to Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818)

Alasmidonta (Rugifera) truncataSimpson (1900)
Alasmidonta (Rugifera) marginataSimpson (1914)
Alasmidonta marginataWatters et al. (2009)

Margaritana marginata var. truncata B.H. Wright, 1898
B.H. Wright, 1898. Nautilus 11(11): 124.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_150545, Clinch R., Va.

Alasmidonta (Rugifera) truncataSimpson (1900)
Alasmidonta marginataOrtmann (1909), R.I. Johnson (1980), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Watters et al. (2009)
Alasmidonta (Rugifera) marginataOrtmann (1909)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata truncataF.C. Baker (1928)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginataClarke (1981)

Unio calceolus f.a sciotincola de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914. Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 54, pl. 9, figs. 3a-d.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio calceolus Lea, 1828)

Unio calceolus f.a sciotincolade Gregorio (1914)
Alasmidonta marginataWatters et al. (2009)

Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata susquehannae Ortmann, 1919
Ortmann, 1919. Mem. Carnegie Mus. 8(1): 187, pl. 12, fig. 4.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE CM_61.4679 (by Parodiz, 1967: 26), Susquehanna River, Selins Grove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.

Decurambis marginataFrierson (1927)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginataHaas (1969), Clarke (1981)
Alasmidonta (s.s.) marginataBurch (1975)
Alasmidonta marginataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata variabilis F.C. Baker, 1928
F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 194, pl. 69, figs. 4-9.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE UMMZ_209183 (by Franzen, 1957: 33), Red Cedar R., Chetek, Wis.

Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata variabilisF.C. Baker (1928)
Alasmidonta marginataR.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginataClarke (1981)

Decurambis literata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 5. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 80.
(intro'd as syn of Decurambis scriptum Rafinesque, 1831)

Mya regulosa Lea, 1836
‘Wood’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 44.
‘Wood’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27.
‘Wood’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 42.
‘Wood’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 67.
(error for Unio rugulosus Wood, 1828)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Alasmidonta (Rugifera) marginataSimpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Margaritana) marginataCall (1900)
Alasmidonta scriptumSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Alasmidonta (Rugifera) truncataSimpson (1900)
Alasmidonta marginataFox (1901), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), ... Hopper et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2025), Perkins et al. (2025), FMCS (2025), Chen et al. (2025)
de Gregorio (1914)
Alasmidonta (Rugifera) varicosaSimpson (1914)
Unio calceolus f.a sciotincolade Gregorio (1914)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginataOrtmann (1918), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Clarke (1981), Graf & Cummings (2007), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Decurambis marginataFrierson (1927)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata truncataF.C. Baker (1928)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata variabilisF.C. Baker (1928)
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) varicosaR.I. Johnson (1970)
Alasmidonta (s.s.) marginataBurch (1975)
Alasmidonta (s.s.) varicosaBurch (1975)
Alasmidonta sp.Araujo et al. (2018)

 
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