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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Pressodonta

species Pressodonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820): synonymy
     7 specimens

Unio (Elliptio) viridis Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 293.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 39.
Type(s): NEOTYPE USNM_86261A (by Clarke, 1981: 28), Ohio.

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975)
Symphynota viridisVanatta (1915)
Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridisOrtmann & Walker (1922)
Lasmigona (Platynaias) viridisFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Lasmigona (Platynaias) viridis viridisHaas (1969)
Alasmidonta viridisMorrison (1969), Oesch (1984), Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), Williams et al. (1993), ... Klymus et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023)
Alasmidonta calceolusR.I. Johnson (1980)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) viridisClarke (1981), Graf & Cummings (2007)

Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. fuscata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 294.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 39.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Elliptio) viridis Rafinesque, 1820)
Type(s): TYPE ANSP_20219, Riv. Kentucky.

Symphynota viridisVanatta (1915)
Vanatta (1915)
Lasmigona (Platynaias) viridis viridisHaas (1969)

Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. radiata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 294.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 39.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Elliptio) viridis Rafinesque, 1820)

Vanatta (1915)
Lasmigona (Platynaias) viridis viridisHaas (1969)

Unio calceolus Lea, 1828
Lea, 1828. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 265, pl. 3, fig. 1.
(renamed Calceola angulata Swainson, 1840)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86261 (by Clarke, 1981: 17), Ohio.

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolaSimpson (1900), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970)
Unio (Margaritana) deltoideaCall (1900)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolusSimpson (1914), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969)
Unio calceolusde Gregorio (1914)
Alasmidonta calceolusUtterback (1915), Gordon et al. (1979), Mathiak (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), Mackie et al. (1980), ITIS (2012)
Calceola calceolusWalker (1918)
Alasmodonta (sec. Pressodonta) calceolaThiele (1934)
Alasmidonta viridisMorrison (1969), Oesch (1984), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Alasmidonta (s.s.) calceolaBurch (1975)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) viridisClarke (1981), Graf & Cummings (2007)

Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1834
Say, 1834. Amer. Conch. 6: ??.
(misidentified reference to Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818)

Alasmidonta (Rugifera) marginataSimpson (1900)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolaFrierson (1927)

Margaritana deltoidea Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 44. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 43, pl. 13, fig. 38.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86215 (by Clarke, 1981: 17), Scioto R., Ohio.

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolaSimpson (1900), Frierson (1927)
Unio (Margaritana) deltoideaCall (1900)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolusSimpson (1914), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969)
Alasmidonta calceolusUtterback (1915)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) viridisClarke (1981)
Alasmidonta viridisOesch (1984), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Calceola angulata Swainson, 1840
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 382.
(new name for Unio calceolus Lea, 1828)

Simpson (1914)
Calceola calceolusWalker (1918)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) viridisClarke (1981)
Alasmidonta viridisParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Margaritana minor Lea, 1845
Lea, 1845. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4: 165.
Lea, 1848. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 4]: 82 [56], pl. 8, fig. 26.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86224 (by Clarke, 1981: 18), N.C.

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) minorSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1914), Ortmann (1918), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925)
Alasmidonta minorOrtmann (1912), ITIS (2012)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceola-minorFrierson (1927)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolusHaas (1969)
Alasmidonta calceolusR.I. Johnson (1980)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) viridisClarke (1981)
Alasmidonta viridisParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio diversus Conrad, 1856
Conrad, 1856. Amer. J. Sci. 21: 172.

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) diversaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Ortmann (1925)
Alasmidonta (Sulcularia) diversaFrierson (1927)
Lasmigona (Sulcularia) diversaHaas (1969)
Alasmidonta viridisParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolus danielsi F.C. Baker, 1928
F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 187, pl. 69, fig. 2; pl. 72, figs. 7-11.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio calceolus Lea, 1828)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) INHS_82276, Moots Creek, White County, Indiana.

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolus danielsiF.C. Baker (1928)
Alasmidonta calceolusR.I. Johnson (1980)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) viridisClarke (1981)
Alasmidonta viridisWilliams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolus magnalacustris F.C. Baker, 1928
F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 188, pl. 69, fig. 3; 72, figs. 12-16.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio calceolus Lea, 1828)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) UMMZ_209215, Sturgeon Bay, Wisc.

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolus magnalacustrisF.C. Baker (1928)
Alasmidonta calceolusR.I. Johnson (1980)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) viridisClarke (1981)
Alasmidonta viridisWilliams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio triqueter Short & Eaton, 1831
Short & Eaton, 1831. Transylvania J. Med. Assoc. Sci. 1831: ??.
(misidentified reference to Truncilla triqueter Rafinesque, 1820)

Alasmodonta truncata Conrad, 1834
‘Say’ Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 73.
(intro'd as syn of Alasmodonta radiata Conrad, 1834)

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolaSimpson (1900), Frierson (1927)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolusSimpson (1914), Haas (1969)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) viridisClarke (1981)
Alasmidonta viridisParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio calciolus Swainson, 1840
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 289, footnote.
(error for Unio calceolus Lea, 1828)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Vanatta (1915), Ortmann (1925), Burch (1975)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolaSimpson (1900), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1970)
Unio (Margaritana) deltoideaCall (1900)
Alasmidonta (Rugifera) marginataSimpson (1900)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) minorSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1914), Ortmann (1918), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) diversaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Alasmidonta minorOrtmann (1912), ITIS (2012)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolusSimpson (1914), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969)
Unio calceolusde Gregorio (1914)
Symphynota viridisVanatta (1915)
Alasmidonta calceolusUtterback (1915), Gordon et al. (1979), Mathiak (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), Mackie et al. (1980), ITIS (2012)
Calceola calceolusWalker (1918)
Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridisOrtmann & Walker (1922)
Lasmigona (Platynaias) viridisFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceola-minorFrierson (1927)
Alasmidonta (Sulcularia) diversaFrierson (1927)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolus danielsiF.C. Baker (1928)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolus magnalacustrisF.C. Baker (1928)
Alasmodonta (sec. Pressodonta) calceolaThiele (1934)
Lasmigona (Platynaias) viridis viridisHaas (1969)
Alasmidonta viridisMorrison (1969), Oesch (1984), Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), Williams et al. (1993), ... Klymus et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023)
Lasmigona (Sulcularia) diversaHaas (1969)
Alasmidonta (s.s.) calceolaBurch (1975)
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) viridisClarke (1981), Graf & Cummings (2007)

 
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