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

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species Pustulosa kieneriana (Lea, 1852): synonymy
     2 specimens + 13 Genbank vouchers

Unio keinerianus Lea, 1852
Lea, 1852. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5: 251. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1852. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 5]: 281 [37], pl. 23, fig. 40.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio kienerianus Lea, 1852)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84273, Coosawattee R., Ga.

Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) pustulosa var. kienerianaSimpson (1914)
Cyclonaias kienerianaBieler (2021)

Unio kienerianus Lea, 1852
Lea, 1852. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 5]: 281 [37], pl. 23, fig. 40 [as ‘keineriana’].
(correct name for Unio keinerianus Lea, 1852)

Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) pustulosa var. keineriana [sic]Simpson (1900)
Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) pustulosa var. kienerianaSimpson (1914)
Quadrula (Bullata) pustulosa-keineriana [sic]Frierson (1927)
Quadrula (Pustulosa) pustulosa keineriana [sic]Haas (1969)
Quadrula pustulosaR.I. Johnson (1980), Howells et al. (1996)
Quadrula keineriana [sic]Serb et al. (2003)
Quadrula kienerianaCampbell et al. (2005), Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Szumowski et al. (2012)
Amphinaias keineriana [sic]ITIS (2013)
Cyclonaias kienerianaWilliams et al. (2017), Lopes-Lima et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), Bieler (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Pustulosa kienerianaNeemuchwala et al. (2023)

Unio asperatus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 41.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 68 [72], pl. 7, fig. 218.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84272, Claiborne, Ala.

Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) pustulosa var. pernodosaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Quadrula pustulosa asperataUtterback (1915)
Quadrula asperataOrtmann (1923), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), ... Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), ITIS (2012), Szumowski et al. (2012), Haag (2012)
Quadrula (Bullata) pustulosa-asperataFrierson (1927)
Quadrula (Pustulosa) pustulosa pernodosaHaas (1969)
Quadrula pustulosaBurch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980)
Amphinaias asperataIUCN (1996), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010)
Cyclonaias asperataWilliams et al. (2017), Johnson et al. (2018), Hauck et al. (2023)
Cyclonaias kienerianaLopes-Lima et al. (2019), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021)

Unio asperatus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 85, sp. 450.
(reference to Unio asperatus Lea, 1861)

Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) pustulosa var. pernodosaSimpson (1900)
Quadrula (Striata) striataFrierson (1927)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) pustulosa var. keineriana [sic]Simpson (1900)
Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) pustulosa var. pernodosaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (sec. Theliderma) pustulosa var. kienerianaSimpson (1914)
Quadrula pustulosa asperataUtterback (1915)
Quadrula asperataOrtmann (1923), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Lydeard et al. (1999), ... Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), ITIS (2012), Szumowski et al. (2012), Haag (2012)
Quadrula (Bullata) pustulosa-keineriana [sic]Frierson (1927)
Quadrula (Bullata) pustulosa-asperataFrierson (1927)
Quadrula (Striata) striataFrierson (1927)
Quadrula (Pustulosa) pustulosa keineriana [sic]Haas (1969)
Quadrula (Pustulosa) pustulosa pernodosaHaas (1969)
Quadrula pustulosaBurch (1975), R.I. Johnson (1980), Howells et al. (1996)
Amphinaias asperataIUCN (1996), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010)
Quadrula keineriana [sic]Serb et al. (2003)
Quadrula kienerianaCampbell et al. (2005), Williams et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Szumowski et al. (2012)
Amphinaias keineriana [sic]ITIS (2013)
Cyclonaias kienerianaWilliams et al. (2017), Lopes-Lima et al. (2019), Bieler (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Cyclonaias asperataWilliams et al. (2017), Johnson et al. (2018), Hauck et al. (2023)
Pustulosa kienerianaNeemuchwala et al. (2023)

 
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