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

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Bivalvia | ... | Unioninae | Anodontini | Cristariina | Beringiana

species Beringiana beringiana (Middendorff, 1851): synonymy
     1 specimen + 55 Genbank vouchers

Anodonta cellensis var. beringiana Middendorff, 1851
Middendorff, 1851. Reise Nord. Ost. Sibiriens 2(1): 284, pl. 28, figs. 4-7; pl. 29, figs. 1-4.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta cellensis Pfeiffer, 1821)

Anodonta beringianaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Turgeon et al. (1988), ... Klishko et al. (2016), Froufe et al. (2017), Zieritz et al. (2018), Inoue et al. (2018), Tomilova et al. (2019)
Anodonta cygnea beringianaHannibal (1912)
Anodonta (s.s.) beringianaFrierson (1927), Zhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965), Haas (1969)
Anodonta marginata beringianaModell (1945)
Anodonta (Sinanodonta) beringianaHabe (1977)
Beringiana beringianaZatravkin (1983), Zatravkin & Bogatov (1987), Korniushin (1998), Bogatov & Starobogatov (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), ... Douda et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024), Xiang et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025), Wu et al. (2025)
Beringiana baringiana [sic]Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988)
Sinanodonta beringianaWilliams et al. (2017), FMCS (2021)
Buldowskia beringiana beringianaBogatov (2022)

Anodonta youcanensis Lea, 1867
‘Lea’ Lea, 1867. Obs., index I-XI: 63.
‘Lea’ Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 186.
(error for Anodonta youkanensis Lea, 1867)

Anodonta beringianaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Beringiana beringianaBieler (2021)

Anodonta youconensis Lea, 1867
Lea, 1867. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 19: 81.
(incorrect original spelling of Anodonta youkanensis Lea, 1867)

Anodonta beringianaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Anodonta cygnea beringianaHannibal (1912)
Anodonta (s.s.) beringianaFrierson (1927)
Anodonta (s.s.) oregonensisHaas (1969)
Beringiana youkanensisZatravkin & Bogatov (1987)
Beringiana youconensisKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaBieler (2021)

Anodonta youkanensis Lea, 1867
Lea, 1867. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 19: 81 [as ‘youconensis’].
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 287 [47], pl. 40, fig. 99.
(correct name for Anodonta youconensis Lea, 1867)
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_86624, Upper Yukon R., Alaska.

Anodonta beringianaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975), Graf (2007), IUCN (2011)
Anodonta cygnea beringianaHannibal (1912)
Anodonta (s.s.) beringianaFrierson (1927)
Anodonta (s.s.) oregonensisHaas (1969)
Beringiana youkonensis [sic]Zatravkin (1983), Bogatov & Starobogatov (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Sayenko et al. (2009)
Beringiana youkanensisZatravkin & Bogatov (1987)
Beringiana yuokonensis [sic]Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988)
Beringiana youconensisKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020), Bieler (2021)
Buldowskia beringiana youkonensis [sic]Bogatov (2022)

Anodonta youkonensis Simpson, 1893
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1893. Nautilus 6(12): 135.
Zatravkin, 1983. [in] I.M. Likharev, Molluscs: 42.
Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001. Zool. Zhur. 80: 30.
Starobogatov et al., 2004. Key Freshw. Invert. Russia 6 (molluscs, polychaetes, nemerteans): 41.
Kantor & Sysoev, 2005. Cat. Moll. Russia: 332.
Sayenko et al., 2009. Zool. Zhur. 88(11): 1306.
Bogatov, 2022. Lg. Bivalve Moll. Russia’s Fresh Waters: 73.
(error for Anodonta youkanensis Lea, 1867)

Beringiana youkonensis [sic]Bogatov & Starobogatov (2001)
Beringiana beringianaBieler (2021), Bulakhova et al. (2023)

Anodonta beringiana var. taranetzi Zhadin, 1938
Zhadin, 1938. Faune USSR Mollusques 4(1): 133, fig. 49.
Zhadin, 1965. Moll. USSR: 255, fig. 273.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta cellensis var. beringiana Middendorff, 1851)

Anodonta (s.s.) beringiana var. taranetziZhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965)
Anodonta (s.s.) beringianaHaas (1969)
Beringiana taranetziZatravkin (1983), Zatravkin & Bogatov (1987), Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Kunashiria taranetziStarobogatov et al. (2004), Sayenko et al. (2009)
Kunashiria taranetsi [sic]Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Anodonta woodiana japonicaGraf (2007)
Sinanodonta woodianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)
Kunashiria japonica taranetziBogatov (2022)

Amuranodonta sihotealinica Zatravkin & Starobogatov, 1984
Zatravkin & Starobogatov, 1984. Zool. Zhur. 63(12): 1788, figs. 9-10.

Amuranodonta sp. nov.Zatravkin (1983)
Arsenievinaia sihotealinicaZatravkin & Bogatov (1987), Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988), Martynov & Chernyshev (1992), Bogatov & Sayenko (2002)
Kunashiria haconensisStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Sinanodonta woodianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Beringiana haconensisVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)
Kunashiria japonica haconensisBogatov (2022)

Arsenievinaia coptzevi Zatravkin & Bogatov, 1987
Zatravkin & Bogatov, 1987. Biv. Far East: 104, sp. 51, figs. 20 б, 24 в-г.

Arsenievinaia coptzeviZatravkin & Bogatov (1987), Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988)
Kunashiria coptzeviStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Anodonta woodiana japonicaGraf (2007)
Sinanodonta woodianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Beringiana coptzeviVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)
Kunashiria japonica haconensisBogatov (2022)

Arsenievinaia zimini Zatravkin & Bogatov, 1987
Zatravkin & Bogatov, 1987. Biv. Far East: 102, sp. 50, figs. 24 а-б.

Arsenievinaia ziminiZatravkin & Bogatov (1987), Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988)
Arsenievinaia sihotealinicaMartynov & Chernyshev (1992)
Kunashiria ziminiStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Anodonta woodiana japonicaGraf (2007)
Sinanodonta woodianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Beringiana ziminiVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)
Kunashiria japonica haconensisBogatov (2022)

Arsenievinaia alimovi Bogatov & Zatravkin, 1988
Bogatov & Zatravkin, 1988. Trudy Zool. Inst. 187: 165, fig. 5.

Arsenievinaia alimoviBogatov & Zatravkin (1988)
Kunashiria coptzeviStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Sinanodonta woodianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Beringiana coptzeviVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)
Kunashiria japonica taranetziBogatov (2022)

Arsenievinaia zarjaensis Bogatov & Zatravkin, 1988
Bogatov & Zatravkin, 1988. Trudy Zool. Inst. 187: 166, fig. 6.

Arsenievinaia zarjaensisBogatov & Zatravkin (1988)
Kunashiria zarjaensisStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Anodonta woodiana japonicaGraf (2007)
Sinanodonta woodianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Beringiana zarjaensisVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)
Kunashiria japonica japonicaBogatov (2022)

Arsenievinaia compressa Bogatov & Starobogatov, 1996
Bogatov & Starobogatov, 1996. Zool. Zhur. 75: 1332. fig’d.

Kunashiria compressaStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Anodonta woodiana japonicaGraf (2007)
Sinanodonta woodianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Beringiana compressaVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)
Kunashiria japonica f. compressaBogatov (2022)

Arsenievinaia zatravkini Bogatov & Starobogatov, 1996
Bogatov & Starobogatov, 1996. Zool. Zhur. 75: 1331, fig’d.

Kunashiria taranetziStarobogatov et al. (2004)
Kunashiria taranetsi [sic]Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Beringiana taranetziVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)
Kunashiria japonica taranetziBogatov (2022)

Beringiana compressa Sayenko & Bogatov, 1998
Sayenko & Bogatov, 1998. Zool. Zhur. 77(12): 1414, figs. 2-4.
(homonym of Arsenievinaia compressa Bogatov & Starobogatov, 1996)

Beringiana compressaBogatov & Starobogatov (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Anodonta beringianaGraf (2007)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020), Bulakhova et al. (2023)
Buldowskia beringiana f. compressaBogatov (2022)

Anemina (Buldowskia) adotymensys Labay & Shulga, 1999
Labay & Shulga, 1999. Ruthenica 9: 79, fig’d.

Amuranodonta sitaensisStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Anemina arcaeformisHe & Zhuang (2013)
Anemina (Buldowskia) sitaensisVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)

Anemina (Buldowskia) lacustris Labay & Shulga, 1999
Labay & Shulga, 1999. Ruthenica 9: 78, fig’d.

Amuranodonta parvaStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Anemina arcaeformisHe & Zhuang (2013)
Anemina (Buldowskia) parvaVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)

Kunashiria iturupica Bogatov et al., 1999
Bogatov et al., 1999. Ruthenica 9: 60, fig’d.

Kunashiria iturupicaStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Anodonta woodiana japonicaGraf (2007)
Sinanodonta woodianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Beringiana iturupicaVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)
Kunashiria japonica taranetziBogatov (2022)

Kunashiria sinanodontoides Bogatov et al., 1999
Bogatov et al., 1999. Ruthenica 9: 59, fig’d.

Kunashiria sinanodontoidesStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Anodonta woodiana japonicaGraf (2007)
Sinanodonta woodianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Beringiana sinanodontoidesVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)
Kunashiria japonica taranetziBogatov (2022)

Kunashiria japonica boreosakhalinensis Labay & Shulga, 1999
Labay & Shulga, 1999. Ruthenica 9: 77, fig’d.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta japonica Clessin, 1874)

Kunashiria haconensisStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Beringiana haconensisVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)
Kunashiria japonica japonicaBogatov (2022)

Beringiana chereshnevi Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001
Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001. Zool. Zhur. 80: 26, figs. 2а-б, 4ж.

Beringiana chereshneviBogatov & Starobogatov (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Anodonta beringianaGraf (2007)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020)
Buldowskia beringiana youkonensis [sic]Bogatov (2022)

Beringiana derzhavini Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001
Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001. Zool. Zhur. 80: 27, figs. 2в-г, 4а.

Beringiana derzhaviniBogatov & Starobogatov (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Anodonta beringianaGraf (2007)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020), Bulakhova et al. (2023)
Buldowskia beringiana kamchaticaBogatov (2022)

Beringiana georgiensis Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001
Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001. Zool. Zhur. 80: 28, figs. 2ж-з, 4з.

Beringiana georgiensisBogatov & Starobogatov (2001)
Anodonta beringianaGraf (2007)
Buldowskia beringiana youkonensis [sic]Bogatov (2022)

Beringiana kamchatica Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001
Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001. Zool. Zhur. 80: 27, figs. 2д-е, 4г.

Beringiana kamchaticaBogatov & Starobogatov (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Anodonta beringianaGraf (2007)
Beringiana beringianaLopes-Lima et al. (2020), Bolotov et al. (2020), Bulakhova et al. (2023)
Buldowskia beringiana kamchaticaBogatov (2022)

Sinanodonta japonica Sano et al., 2017
‘Clessin’ of Authors.
Sano et al., 2017. J. Wat. Res. Prot. 9: Table 2. [in part]
Sano et al., 2020. Plankton Benthos Res. 15(2): Table 1. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Anodonta japonica Clessin, 1874)

Beringiana beringianaSano et al. (2022), Bulakhova et al. (2023)

Anodon youkamensis Sowerby, 1870
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: index.
(error for Anodonta youkanensis Lea, 1867)

Beringiana beringianaBieler (2021)

Anodonta yukonensis Simpson, 1896
‘Lea’ Simpson, 1896. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 18: 328.
(error for Anodonta youkanensis Lea, 1867)

Beringiana beringianaBieler (2021)

Beringiana baringiana Bogatov & Zatravkin, 1988
‘Middendorff’ Bogatov & Zatravkin, 1988. Trudy Zool. Inst. 187: 167.
(error for Anodonta cellensis var. beringiana Middendorff, 1851)

Beringiana yuokonensis Bogatov & Zatravkin, 1988
‘Lea’ Bogatov & Zatravkin, 1988. Trudy Zool. Inst. 187: 167.
(error for Anodonta youkanensis Lea, 1867)

Amuranodonta sichotealinica Korniushin, 1998
‘Zatravkin & Starobogativ’ Korniushin, 1998. Malac. Review Bivalvia 7: 79.
(error for Amuranodonta sihotealinica Zatravkin & Starobogatov, 1984)

Beringiana georginesis Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001
Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001. Zool. Zhur. 80: 28.
(error for Beringiana georgiensis Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001)

Kunashiria taranetsi Kantor & Sysoev, 2005
‘Shadin’ Kantor & Sysoev, 2005. Cat. Moll. Russia: 339.
Kantor et al., 2010. Cat. Contin. Moll. Russia: 279.
(error for Anodonta beringiana var. taranetzi Zhadin, 1938)

Beringiana georginensis Graf, 2007
‘Bogatov & Starobogatov’ Graf, 2007. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 156: 86.
(error for Beringiana georgiensis Bogatov & Starobogatov, 2001)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Anodonta beringianaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Burch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Turgeon et al. (1988), ... Klishko et al. (2016), Froufe et al. (2017), Zieritz et al. (2018), Inoue et al. (2018), Tomilova et al. (2019)
Anodonta cygnea beringianaHannibal (1912)
Anodonta (s.s.) beringianaFrierson (1927), Zhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965), Haas (1969)
Anodonta (s.s.) beringiana var. taranetziZhadin (1938), Zhadin (1965)
Anodonta marginata beringianaModell (1945)
Anodonta (s.s.) oregonensisHaas (1969)
Anodonta (Sinanodonta) beringianaHabe (1977)
Beringiana beringianaZatravkin (1983), Zatravkin & Bogatov (1987), Korniushin (1998), Bogatov & Starobogatov (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), ... Douda et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2024), Xiang et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2025), Wu et al. (2025)
Beringiana youkonensis [sic]Zatravkin (1983), Bogatov & Starobogatov (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Sayenko et al. (2009)
Beringiana taranetziZatravkin (1983), Zatravkin & Bogatov (1987), Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Amuranodonta sp. nov.Zatravkin (1983)
Beringiana youkanensisZatravkin & Bogatov (1987)
Arsenievinaia sihotealinicaZatravkin & Bogatov (1987), Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988), Martynov & Chernyshev (1992), Bogatov & Sayenko (2002)
Arsenievinaia coptzeviZatravkin & Bogatov (1987), Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988)
Arsenievinaia ziminiZatravkin & Bogatov (1987), Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988)
Beringiana baringiana [sic]Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988)
Beringiana yuokonensis [sic]Bogatov & Zatravkin (1988)
Arsenievinaia alimoviBogatov & Zatravkin (1988)
Arsenievinaia zarjaensisBogatov & Zatravkin (1988)
Beringiana compressaBogatov & Starobogatov (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana chereshneviBogatov & Starobogatov (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana derzhaviniBogatov & Starobogatov (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana georgiensisBogatov & Starobogatov (2001)
Beringiana kamchaticaBogatov & Starobogatov (2001), Starobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Kunashiria taranetziStarobogatov et al. (2004), Sayenko et al. (2009)
Kunashiria haconensisStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Kunashiria coptzeviStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Kunashiria ziminiStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Kunashiria zarjaensisStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Kunashiria compressaStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Amuranodonta sitaensisStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Amuranodonta parvaStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Kunashiria iturupicaStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Kunashiria sinanodontoidesStarobogatov et al. (2004), Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Sayenko et al. (2009), Kantor et al. (2010)
Beringiana youconensisKantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010), Vinarski & Kantor (2016)
Kunashiria taranetsi [sic]Kantor & Sysoev (2005), Kantor et al. (2010)
Anodonta woodiana japonicaGraf (2007)
Sinanodonta woodianaHe & Zhuang (2013)
Anemina arcaeformisHe & Zhuang (2013)
Beringiana haconensisVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana coptzeviVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana ziminiVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana zarjaensisVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Anemina (Buldowskia) sitaensisVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Anemina (Buldowskia) parvaVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana iturupicaVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Beringiana sinanodontoidesVinarski & Kantor (2016)
Sinanodonta beringianaWilliams et al. (2017), FMCS (2021)
Buldowskia beringiana beringianaBogatov (2022)
Buldowskia beringiana youkonensis [sic]Bogatov (2022)
Kunashiria japonica taranetziBogatov (2022)
Kunashiria japonica haconensisBogatov (2022)
Kunashiria japonica japonicaBogatov (2022)
Kunashiria japonica f. compressaBogatov (2022)
Buldowskia beringiana f. compressaBogatov (2022)
Buldowskia beringiana kamchaticaBogatov (2022)

 
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