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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Lasmigona

species Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820): synonymy
     3 specimens + 1 Genbank voucher

Alasmidonta costata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 318, pl. 82, figs. 15-16.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 60.

Symphynota (Lasmigona) costataSimpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Simpson (1914)
Symphynota costataOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), Utterback (1915)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costataOrtmann (1918), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), ... Haas (1969), Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Clarke (1985), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Lasmigona costataMurray & Leonard (1962), Clarke (1973), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Mathiak (1979), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hnytka et al. (2022), Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023)

Alasmodonta rugosa Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823. Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 278, pl. 13, fig. 21.

Symphynota (Lasmigona) costataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Margaritana) rugosaCall (1900)
Symphynota costataUtterback (1915)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costataOrtmann (1918), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Frierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Clarke (1985)
Lasmigona costataMurray & Leonard (1962), Burch (1975), Oesch (1984), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

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

Alasmidonta hiansSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costataHaas (1969), Clarke (1985)
Lasmigona costataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Lasmigona rugosa Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 5.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 79.
(reference to Alasmodonta rugosa Barnes, 1823)

Lasmigona costataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Lasmigona costata var. ereganensis Grier, 1918
Grier, 1918. Nautilus 32(1): 10.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmidonta costata Rafinesque, 1820; correct name for Lasmigona costata var. eriganensis Grier, 1918)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE CM_61.4720 (by Parodiz, 1967: 26), “Big Bend” (W of waterworks), Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Lasmigona (s.s.) costata-ereganensisFrierson (1927)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costataHaas (1969), Clarke (1985)
Lasmigona costataClarke (1973), Burch (1975), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)

Lasmigona costata var. eriganensis Grier, 1918
Grier, 1918. Nautilus 32(1): 10.
(incorrect original spelling of Lasmigona costata var. ereganensis Grier, 1918)

Lasmigona costataWatters et al. (2009)

Lasmigona costata nuda F.C. Baker, 1928
F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 145, pl. 59, fig. 3-6.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmidonta costata Rafinesque, 1820)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) UMMZ_209131, Red Cedar R., Chetek, Wis.

Lasmigona (s.s.) costata nudaF.C. Baker (1928)
Haas (1969)
Lasmigona costataClarke (1973), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costataClarke (1985)

Lasmigona costata pepinensis F.C. Baker, 1928
F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 144, pl. 59, figs. 1-2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Alasmidonta costata Rafinesque, 1820)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) UMMZ_209133, L. Pepin, Wisconsin.

Lasmigona (s.s.) costata pepinensisF.C. Baker (1928)
Haas (1969)
Lasmigona costataClarke (1973), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costataClarke (1985)

Lasmigona compressa Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Graf & Ó Foighil, 2000. J. Moll. Studies 66: 160.
Graf & Cummings, 2006. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 148: 348.
Hoeh et al., 2009. Malacologia 51(2): 310.
Jadhav & Jamkhedkar, 2009. Res. J. BioTech. 4(1): 43.
Whelan et al., 2011. MPE 61: 506.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2017. MPE 106: 177.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Bolotov et al., 2017. Sci. Repts. 7: Table S1.
Bolotov et al., 2018. Sci. Repts. 8: Table S1.
Huang et al., 2019. MPE 130: Table S4.
Lopes-Lima et al., 2020. MPE 146: Table 1.
Wu et al., 2021. J. Lake Sci. 33(6): attached Table 1.
Jeratthitikul et al., 2022. Sci. Repts. 12: Table S1.
Wu et al., 2023. ZooKeys 1166: 263, Table 1.
Liu et al., 2023. ZooKeys 1179: Table 1.
Dai et al., 2025. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(2): Table 1. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Symphynota compressa Lea, 1829)

Lasmigona costataPfeiffer & Graf (2015)

Alasmodonta hians Ferussac, 1835
‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5: 25.
(reference to Amblasmodon hians Rafinesque, 1831)

Symphynota (Lasmigona) costataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lasmigona costataWatters et al. (2009)

Alasmodonta abducta Lea, 1836
‘Say’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 44.
‘Say’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 42.
(intro'd as syn of Alasmodonta rugosa Barnes, 1823)

Lasmigona (s.s.) costataHaas (1930)

Alasmodonta ductus Haas, 1930
‘Say’ Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12(6): 326.
(error for Alasmodonta abducta Lea, 1836)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Symphynota (Lasmigona) costataSimpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Simpson (1914)
Unio (Margaritana) rugosaCall (1900)
Alasmidonta hiansSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Symphynota costataOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), Utterback (1915)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costataOrtmann (1918), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), ... Haas (1969), Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970), Clarke (1985), Graf & Cummings (2007)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costata-ereganensisFrierson (1927)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costata nudaF.C. Baker (1928)
Lasmigona (s.s.) costata pepinensisF.C. Baker (1928)
Lasmigona costataMurray & Leonard (1962), Clarke (1973), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Mathiak (1979), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hnytka et al. (2022), Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023)
Haas (1969)

 
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