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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Unioninae | Anodontini | Alasmidontina | Platynaias species Platynaias subviridis (Conrad, 1835): synonymy 6 specimens Unio subviridis Conrad, 1835 Conrad, 1835. New Fresh-Water Shells, Appendix: 4, pl. 9, fig. 1 [as ‘Unio viridis?’].
— Simpson (1914) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis — Ortmann & Walker (1922), Frierson (1927), R.I. Johnson (1970), Clarke (1985), Graf & Cummings (2007) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis subviridis — Haas (1969) Lasmigona subviridis — Burch (1975), Heard (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Wu et al. (2021), Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023) Lasmigona subviridus [sic] — Bogan (2002) | |
Unio tappanianus Lea, 1838
‘Rafinesque’ Conrad, 1835. New Fresh-Water Shells, Appendix: 4, pl. 9, fig. 1 [as ‘Unio viridis?’]. Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 62, pl. 17, fig. 55. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86133, Juniata River, near Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
Symphynota (s.s.) viridis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis — Ortmann & Walker (1922), Frierson (1927), R.I. Johnson (1970), Clarke (1985) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis subviridis — Haas (1969) Lasmigona subviridis — Burch (1975), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio neglectus Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1]. Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 280, pl. 42, fig. 10. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85701, Northern Alabama.
Symphynota (s.s.) neglecta — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis-neglecta — Frierson (1927) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis neglectus — Haas (1969) Lasmigona subviridis — Williams et al. (2008) | |
Unio hyalinus Lea, 1845
Lea, 1845. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4: 164.
Lea, 1848. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 4]: 69, pl, 2, fig. 4. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86131, Richmond, Va.
Symphynota (s.s.) viridis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis — Frierson (1927), R.I. Johnson (1970), Clarke (1985) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis subviridis — Haas (1969) Lasmigona subviridis — Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio pygmaeus Lea, 1852
Lea, 1852. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5: 252 [as ‘pygmæus’]. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1852. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 5]: 262, pl. 15, fig. 14 [as ‘pygmæus’]. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85240, Abbeville District, SC.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) pygmaeus — Simpson (1900) Unio (sec. Elliptio) pygamæus [sic] — Simpson (1914) Elliptio (s.s.) pygmaeus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis — R.I. Johnson (1970) Lasmigona subviridis — Burch (1975) | |
Margaritana quadrata Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 41.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 210, pl. 32, fig. 279. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86264, E. Tenn.
Symphynota (s.s.) quadrata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) — Ortmann (1918) Lasmigona (Platynaias) quadrata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis — Clarke (1985) Lasmigona subviridis — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008) | |
Unio pertenuis Lea, 1863
Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 8 [12], pl. 2, fig. 4. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86139, Neuse R., Raleigh, N. Carolina.
Symphynota (s.s.) viridis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis — Frierson (1927), R.I. Johnson (1970), Clarke (1985) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis subviridis — Haas (1969) Lasmigona subviridis — Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio viridis Conrad, 1835 ‘Rafinesque’ Conrad, 1835. New Fresh-Water Shells, Appendix: 4, pl. 9, fig. 1. ‘Rafinesque’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(4): 35, pl. 17, fig. 1. (misidentified reference to Unio (Elliptio) viridis Rafinesque, 1820)
Symphynota (s.s.) viridis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Symphynota viridis — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis — Ortmann & Walker (1922), R.I. Johnson (1970), Clarke (1985) Lasmigona subviridis — Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio tappianus Catlow & Reeve, 1845 ‘Lea’ Catlow & Reeve, 1845. Conch. Nomen.: 64. (error for Unio tappanianus Lea, 1838)
Symphynota (s.s.) viridis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis subviridis — Haas (1969) Lasmigona subviridis — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio pygmoeus Conrad, 1853 ‘Lea’ Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 256 [as ‘pygmœus’]. (error for Unio pygmaeus Lea, 1852) | |
Unio pygamaeus Simpson, 1914 ‘Lea’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 649. (error for Unio pygmaeus Lea, 1852)
Elliptio (s.s.) pygmaeus — Frierson (1927) | |
Unio pertenius Clarke, 1985 ‘Lea’ Clarke, 1985. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (399): l51. (error for Unio pertenuis Lea, 1863) | |
Lasmigona subviridus Bogan, 2002 ‘Conrad’ Bogan, 2002. Workbook Key Freshw. Biv. NC: 11. (error for Unio subviridis Conrad, 1835) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Symphynota (s.s.) viridis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Symphynota (s.s.) neglecta — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (sec. Elliptio) pygmaeus — Simpson (1900) Symphynota (s.s.) quadrata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Symphynota viridis — Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912) — Simpson (1914), Ortmann (1918) Unio (sec. Elliptio) pygamæus [sic] — Simpson (1914) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis — Ortmann & Walker (1922), Frierson (1927), R.I. Johnson (1970), Clarke (1985), Graf & Cummings (2007) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis-neglecta — Frierson (1927) Elliptio (s.s.) pygmaeus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Lasmigona (Platynaias) quadrata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis subviridis — Haas (1969) Lasmigona (Platynaias) subviridis neglectus — Haas (1969) Lasmigona subviridis — Burch (1975), Heard (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Wu et al. (2021), Whelan et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023) Lasmigona subviridus [sic] — Bogan (2002)
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