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

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species Prisodon syrmatophorus (Gmelin, 1791): synonymy
     207 specimens

Mya syrmatophora Gmelin, 1791
Meuschen in Gronovius, 1781. Zoophylacium Gronovianum: pl. 8, figs. 1-2. [non-binomial]
Gmelin, 1791. Syst. Nat. 1(6): 3222.

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon syrmatophoraIhering (1910), F. Baker (1913)
Prisodon syrmatophorusH.B. Baker (1930), Modell (1942), IUCN (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Prisodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorusHaas (1931), Haas (1949)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusParodiz & Bonetto (1963), Mansur & Valer (1992), Mansur et al. (1997), Simone (2006), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Santos-Neto et al. (2016), Santos-Neto et al. (2018), Mansur et al. (2020)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophoraHaas (1969), Martinez et al. (2004)
Paxyodon syrmathophorus [sic]Ramírez et al. (2003), Pereira et al. (2014)
Prisodon (Paxyodon) syrmatophorusGraf & Cummings (2007)

Paxyodon ponderosus Schumacher, 1817
Schumacher, 1816. Overs. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Forhandl. Kjobehhaven 1816: 7 [as ‘ponderosum’]. [nomen nudum]
Schumacher, 1817. Essai. Nouv. Syst.: 46, 139, pl. 11, fig. 3.

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusParodiz & Bonetto (1963), Simone (2006)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophoraHaas (1969)
Prisodon (Paxyodon) syrmatophorusGraf & Cummings (2007)

Hyria avicularis Lamarck, 1819
Lister, 1685. Conch.: pl. 160, fig. 16 ?.
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 82, sp. 1, var. [b]. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Hyria avicularis Lamarck, 1819)

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon obliquusHaas (1916), Haas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusMansur & Valer (1992)

Hyria cordata Menke, 1828
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 82, sp. 1, var. [b]. [in part]
Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 63.

Unio brownianus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 108, pl. 24, fig. 116.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_83883, Amazon R., S. Am.

Prisodon (s.s.) brownianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon brownianusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusSimone (2006)

Hyria complanata Hupé, 1857
Hupé, 1857. [in] Castelnau, Anim. Nouv. Rares d’Amer. Sud: 80, pl. 15, fig. 3.
Type(s): UNKNOWN MNHN_MP_1542, Bresil.

Prisodon (s.s.) complanatusSimpson (1900)
Prisodon (s.s.) complanataSimpson (1914)
Prisodon syrmatophorus complanatusHaas (1931), Haas (1932)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus complanatusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusSimone (2006)

Hyria alata Sowerby, 1869
Sowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 5, sp. 13.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1849-6-1-2, Guayana.

Prisodon (s.s.) alatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon alatusOrtmann (1921), Haas (1931), Morretes (1949), Haas (1949), Haas (1969), Soliman et al. (2016)
Paxyodon alatusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusSimone (2006)

Paxyodon syrmathophorus Ramírez et al., 2003
‘Meuschen’ of Authors.
Ramírez et al., 2003. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51: 273.
Pereira et al., 2014. Hydrobiologia 735: [11].
(error for Mya syrmatophora Gmelin, 1791)

Triquetra pectunculus subviridis Klein, 1753
Klein, 1753. Tent. Method. Ostrac., etc.: 135, pl. 9, fig. 36. [pre-linnaean]

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusSimone (2006)

Unio corrugata Blainville, 1825
Blainville, 1825. Manuel Malacol. et Conch.: pl. 67, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Hyria corrugata Lamarck, 1819)

Hyria corrugataHaas (1916)

Hyria humilis Troschel, 1847
Troschel, 1847. unknown publication: ??. [nomen nudum]

Hyria syrmatophora Küster, 1856
‘Gronov.’ Küster, 1856. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 141, pl. 41, fig. 4.
(reference to Mya syrmatophora Gmelin, 1791)

Prisodon (s.s.) complanatusSimpson (1900)
Prisodon (s.s.) complanataSimpson (1914)

Paxyodon symatophorus Simone, 2006
‘auctt.’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 251.
(error for Mya syrmatophora Gmelin, 1791)

Paxyodon syrmatophorusSimone (2006)

Prisodon syrmatophorous IUCN, 2014
‘Meuschen’ IUCN, 2014. IUCN Red List: [web].
(error for Mya syrmatophora Gmelin, 1791)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Prisodon (s.s.) syrmatophorusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon (s.s.) brownianusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon (s.s.) complanatusSimpson (1900)
Prisodon (s.s.) alatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Prisodon syrmatophoraIhering (1910), F. Baker (1913)
Prisodon (s.s.) complanataSimpson (1914)
Prisodon obliquusHaas (1916), Haas (1969)
Hyria corrugataHaas (1916)
Prisodon alatusOrtmann (1921), Haas (1931), Morretes (1949), Haas (1949), Haas (1969), Soliman et al. (2016)
Prisodon syrmatophorusH.B. Baker (1930), Modell (1942), IUCN (2014), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Prisodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorusHaas (1931), Haas (1949)
Prisodon syrmatophorus complanatusHaas (1931), Haas (1932)
Paxyodon syrmatophorusParodiz & Bonetto (1963), Mansur & Valer (1992), Mansur et al. (1997), Simone (2006), Lasso et al. (2009), Bogan (2010), Santos-Neto et al. (2016), Santos-Neto et al. (2018), Mansur et al. (2020)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus syrmatophorusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophoraHaas (1969), Martinez et al. (2004)
Prisodon brownianusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmatophorus complanatusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon alatusHaas (1969)
Paxyodon syrmathophorus [sic]Ramírez et al. (2003), Pereira et al. (2014)
Prisodon (Paxyodon) syrmatophorusGraf & Cummings (2007)

 
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