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Publication F.C. Baker (1928): taxonomic opinions
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Complete Citation

Baker, F.C. 1928. The fresh water Mollusca of Wisconsin. Part II. Pelecypoda. Bulletin of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 70(2): vi-495 + 76 plates. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Actinonaias carinatus (Barnes, 1823) = Ortmanniana ligamentina
+ Unio ellipticus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio crassus Say, 1817
+ Unio ligamentina Lamarck, 1819

Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata Say, 1819 = Alasmidonta marginata
+ Decurambis scriptum Rafinesque, 1831

Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata truncata (Wright, B.H., 1898) = Alasmidonta marginata

Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata variabilis Nov. Var. = Alasmidonta marginata

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolus (Lea, 1830) = Pressodonta viridis
+ Margaritana deltoidea Lea, 1838

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolus danielsi Var. Nov. = Pressodonta viridis

Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceolus magnalacustris Var. Nov. = Pressodonta viridis

Amblema costata Rafinesque, 1820 = Amblema plicata
+ Unio undulatus Hanley, 1843

Amblema peruviana (Lamarck, 1819) = Amblema plicata

Amblema rariplicata (Lamarck, 1819) = Amblema plicata

Anodonta cataracta Say = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodonta corpulenta Cooper, 1834 = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta gigantea Lea, 1834 [sic] = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta grandis Say, 1829 = Pyganodon grandis
+ Anodonta fluviatilis Lapham, 1860
+ Anodon opalina J.G. Anthony, 1865

Anodonta grandis footiana Lea, 1840 = Pyganodon grandis
+ Anodonta maryattana Lea, 1840

Anodonta grandis plana Lea, 1834 = Pyganodon grandis
+ Anodonta palna Lea, 1834
+ Anodonta ovata Lea, 1838
+ Anodonta salmonia Lea, 1838
+ Anodonta declivis Conrad, 1834
+ Anodonta implicata Chadwick, 1906

Anodonta kennicottii Lea, 1861 = Pyganodon grandis
+ Anodonta simpsoniana Lea, 1861

Anodonta marginata Say, 1917 [sic] = Pyganodon fragilis
+ Anodonta fragilis Lamarck, 1819
+ Anodonta lacustris Lea, 1857
+ Anodon irisans J.G. Anthony, 1865

Anodonta marginata Say, 1917 [sic] = Pyganodon lacustris

Anodonta marginata Say, 1917 [sic] = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodontoides birgei Baker, F.C., 1923 = Anodontoides ferussacianus

Anodontoides ferussacianus (Lea, 1834)
+ Anodonta buchanensis Lea, 1838

Anodontoides ferussacianus subcylindraceus (Lea, 1838) = Anodontoides ferussacianus

Arcidens confragosus (Say, 1829)

Carunculina parva (Barnes, 1823) = Toxolasma parvum

Carunculina parva cahni (Baker, F.C., 1927) = Toxolasma parvum

Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820)
+ Unio verrucosus Barnes, 1823

Cyclonaias tuberculata compressa = Cyclonaias tuberculata

Cyclonaias tuberculata granifera (Lea, 1838) = Cyclonaias tuberculata

Dysnomia flexuosa (Raf.) = Epioblasma flexuosa
+ Unio foliatus Hildreth, 1828

Dysnomia (Truncillopsis) triqueter (Rafinesque, 1820) = Epioblasma triquetra

Elliptio complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817) = Elliptio complanata

Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck, 1819)
+ Unio cuneatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio (Elliptio) nigra Rafinesque, 1820

Elliptio dilatatus (Rafinesque, 1820) = Eurynia dilatata
+ Unio gibbosus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio mucronatus Barnes, 1823

Elliptio dilatatus delicatus (Simpson, 1900) = Eurynia dilatata

Elliptio dilatatus sterkii Grier, 1918 = Eurynia dilatata

Fusconaia ebenus (Lea, 1831) = Reginaia ebenus

Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)
+ Unio rubiginosus Lea, 1829

Fusconaia flava parvula Grier, 1918 = Fusconaia flava

Fusconaia undata (Barnes, 1823) = Fusconaia flava

Fusconaia undata trigona (Lea, 1831) = Fusconaia flava

Fusconaia undata wagneri Nov. Var. = Fusconaia flava

Lampsilis anodontoides (Lea, 1834) = Lampsilis teres

Lampsilis borealis (Gray) = Lampsilis radiata

Lampsilis cariosa (Say)

Lampsilis fallaciosa (Smith, 1899) Simpson = Lampsilis teres

Lampsilis higginsii (Lea, 1857)
+ Unio orbiculatus Call, 1900

Lampsilis radiata (Gmelin)

Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823) = Lampsilis radiata
+ Unio inflatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio luteola Lamarck, 1819

Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823)

Lampsilis siliquoidea chadwicki Var. Nov. = Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lampsilis siliquoidea pepinensis (Baker, F.C., 1927) = Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lampsilis siliquoidea rosacea (DeKay, 1843) = Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lampsilis superiorensis (Marsh) = Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lampsilis ventricosa (Barnes, 1823) = Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis ventricosa lurida (Simpson, 1914) = Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis ventricosa occidens (Lea, 1829) = Lampsilis cardium
+ Unio subovatus Lea, 1831

Lampsilis ventricosa perglobosa Var. Nov. = Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis ventricosa winnebagoensis Var. Nov. = Lampsilis cardium

Lasmigona (Platynaias) compressa (Lea, 1829)
+ Margaron (Unio) pressus Lea, 1852
+ Lasmigona viridis Rafinesque, 1831

Lasmigona (Platynaias) compressa (Lea, 1829) = Platynaias compressa

Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanata (Barnes, 1823) = Lasmigona complanata

Lasmigona (Pterosyna) complanata katherinae (Lea, 1838) = Lasmigona complanata

Lasmigona (s.s.) costata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Lasmigona costata
+ Alasmodonta rugosa Barnes, 1823

Lasmigona (s.s.) costata nuda Nov. Var. = Lasmigona costata

Lasmigona (s.s.) costata pepinensis Nov. Var. = Lasmigona costata

Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) = Potamilus fragilis
+ Unio gracilis Barnes, 1823
+ Unio planus Barnes, 1823

Leptodea fragilis lacustris (Baker, F.C., 1922) = Potamilus fragilis

Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) = Potamilus leptodon
+ Unio velum Say, 1829
+ Symphynota tenuissima Lea, 1829

Ligumia subrostratus (Say) = Sagittunio subrostratus

Ligumia (Micromya) ellipsiformis (Conrad, 1836) = Venustaconcha ellipsiformis
+ Unio spatulatus Lea, 1845

Ligumia (Micromya) iris novieboraci (Lea, 1838) = Cambarunio iris

Ligumia (s.s.) recta (Lamarck, 1819) = Ligumia recta
+ Unio sageri Conrad, 1836

Ligumia (s.s.) recta latissima (Rafinesque, 1820) = Ligumia recta
+ Unio praelongus Barnes, 1823

Margaritana (Cumberlandia) monodonta (Say, 1829) = Cumberlandia monodonta

Megalonaias gigantea (Barnes, 1823) = Amblema plicata
+ Unio undulatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio heros Say, 1829
+ Unio multiplicatus Lea, 1831

Megalonaias gigantea (Barnes, 1823) = Megalonaias nervosa

Obliquaria reflexa Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio cornutus Barnes, 1823

Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) = Obovaria olivaria
+ Unio ellipsis Lea, 1828

Plagiola lineolata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Ellipsaria lineolata
+ Obliquaria (Plagiola) depressa Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio securis Lea, 1829

Plethobasus cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820)
+ Unio aesopus Green, 1827

Pleurobema clava (Lam.)
+ Pleurobema mytiloides Rafinesque, 1820

Pleurobema coccineum (Conrad, 1836) = Pleurobema sintoxia
+ Unio coccineus Lea, 1838
+ Quadrula kirtlandiana Simpson, 1900

Pleurobema coccineum catillus (Conrad, 1836) = Pleurobema sintoxia
+ Unio mytiloides Lapham, 1860
+ Unio pyramidatus Call, 1885

Pleurobema coccineum mississippiensis Var. Nov. = Pleurobema sintoxia

Pleurobema coccineum solida (Lea, 1838) = Pleurobema sintoxia
+ Quadrula pyramidata Simpson, 1900
+ Unio obliquus Lapham, 1860

Proptera alata (Say, 1817) = Potamilus alatus

Proptera alata megaptera (Rafinesque, 1820) = Potamilus alatus

Proptera capax (Green, 1832) = Potamilus capax
+ Symphynota globosa Lea, 1834

Proptera laevissima (Lea, 1830) = Potamilus ohiensis

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque)
+ Unio phaseolus Hildreth, 1828

Quadrula (s.s.) fragosus (Conrad, 1836) = Quadrula fragosa

Quadrula (s.s.) nodulata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Pustulosa nodulata
+ Unio pustulatus Lea, 1831

Quadrula (s.s.) pustulosus (Lea, 1834) = Pustulosa pustulosa
+ Unio dorfeuillianus Lea, 1838
+ Unio bullatus Conrad, 1838

Quadrula (s.s.) pustulosus prasina (Conrad, 1834) = Pustulosa pustulosa
+ Unio schoolcraftensis Lea, 1834

Quadrula (s.s.) quadrula (Rafinesque, 1820) = Quadrula quadrula
+ Unio lacrymosus Lea, 1828
+ Unio asperrimus Lea, 1831
+ Unio rugosus Barnes, 1823

Quadrula (s.s.) quadrula bullocki Nov. Var. = Quadrula quadrula

Quadrula (sec. Orthonymus) metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820) = Theliderma metanevra
+ Unio nodosus Barnes, 1823

Simpsoniconcha ambigua (Say, 1825) = Simpsonaias ambigua
+ Unio hildrethianus Lea, 1834

Sphaerium aureum (Prime) = Sphaerium striatinum

Sphaerium aureum declive Sterki = Sphaerium striatinum

Sphaerium crassum Sterki = Sphaerium simile

Sphaerium simile (Say)
+ Cyclas sulcata Lamarck, 1818

Sphaerium simile planatum Sterki = Sphaerium simile

Strophitus rugosus (Swainson, 1822) = Strophitus undulatus
+ Alasmodonta edentula Say, 1829
+ Anodonta wardiana Lea, 1838

Strophitus rugosus lacustris Var. Nov. = Strophitus undulatus

Strophitus rugosus pavonius (Lea, 1836) = Strophitus undulatus

Strophitus rugosus pepinensis Var. Nov. = Strophitus undulatus

Strophitus rugosus winnebagoensis Var. Nov. = Strophitus undulatus

Tritogonia verrucosa (Rafinesque, 1820) = Quadrula verrucosa
+ Unio tuberculatus Barnes, 1823

Truncilla donaciformis (Lea, 1828)
+ Unio zigzag Lea, 1829
+ Unio nervosa Conrad, 1834

Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio elegans Lea, 1831

Truncilla truncata lacustris Var. Nov. = Truncilla truncata

Uniomerus tetralasmus sayi (Ward) = Uniomerus tetralasmus

Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829)
+ Anodonta ohiensis Utterback, 1915

Utterbackia imbecillis fusca Baker, F.C., 1927 = Utterbackia imbecillis