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

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species Anodontites patagonica (Lamarck, 1819): synonymy
     412 specimens

Anodonta patagonica Lamarck, 1819
Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 203 [204], figs. 1a-b [as Anodontites sp.].
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 88, sp. 15.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MHNG_MOLL_50589, Rivers of the Río de la Plata and Patagonia.

Glabaris (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta exoticaCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1914), Haas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Mansur (1970), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicaOrtmann (1921)
Glabaris patagonicusModell (1942)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) patagonica patagonicaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites patagonicusSchade (1965), Mansur et al. (1988), Simone (2006), Mansur & Pereira (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites patagonicaGraf & Cummings (2021), Torres et al. (2024)

Anodon crassus Swainson, 1823
Swainson, 1823. Zool. Illustr. 3(1): pl. 167.

Glabaris (s.s.) crassusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) crassusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Anodon porcifer Gray, 1834
Gray, 1834. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1834: 58.

Glabaris porciferSimpson (1900)
Anodontites porciferSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Anodonta latomarginata Lea, 1834
Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 76, pl. 12, fig. 34 [as ‘lato-marginata’].
Lea, 1863. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 394 [as ‘lato-marginata’].
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MCZ_175657, Brazil.

Glabaris (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta latomarginataCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1914), Haas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus lato-marginatusQuintana (1982)
Anodontites ferrarisiSimone (2006)

Anodonta mortoniana Lea, 1834
Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 80 [192], pl. 13, fig. 37.

Glabaris (s.s.) mortonianusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) mortonianusSimpson (1914), Haas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) mortonianaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites mortonianaPilsbry (1933)
Glabaris mortonianusModell (1942)
Anodontites (Styganodon) mortonianaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusFigueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites mortonianusSchade (1965), Mansur et al. (1988)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus lato-marginatusQuintana (1982)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Unio (Anodontes) sirionos d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 40.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5: 615, pl. 74, figs. 4-6, pl. 80, figs. 1-4 [as ‘Anodonta sirionos’].

Glabaris (s.s.) sirionis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta sirionosCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) sirionis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Unio (Anodontes) sirionos var. major d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 40.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Anodontes) sirionos d’Orbigny, 1835)

Unio (Anodontes) sirionos var. minor d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 40.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio (Anodontes) sirionos d’Orbigny, 1835; homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835)

Anodonta membranacea d’Orbigny, 1846
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5: 616, pl. 79, fig. 11.

Glabaris (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta latomarginataCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1914), Haas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus lato-marginatusQuintana (1982)

Anodonta solida Küster, 1853
Küster, 1853. Conch. Cab. 9: 50, pl. 12, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio (Iridina) solida Anton, 1839)

Glabaris (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1914), Haas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Anodonta weddellii Hupé, 1857
Hupé, 1857. [in] Castelnau, Anim. Nouv. Rares d’Amer. Sud: 87, pl. 17, fig. 5.

Glabaris (s.s.) weddelliiSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) weddelliiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) mortonianaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) weddelii [sic]Haas (1969)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Anodonta uruguayensis Lea, 1860
Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 92.
Lea, 1863. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 393, pl. 48, fig. 302.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86753, Uruguay River, S.A.

Glabaris (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta uruguayensisCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1914), Haas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Anodonta wymanii Lea, 1860
Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 91.
Lea, 1863. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 390, pl. 44, fig. 294.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86609, Uruguay River, S.A.

Glabaris (s.s.) wymaniiSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) wymaniiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites wymaniMarshall (1915)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Anodonta latimarginata var. inflata Martens, 1868
Martens, 1868. Malak. Blatt. 15: 198.
(homonym of Anodonta inflata Rafinesque, 1831; intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta latomarginata Lea, 1834)

Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusMansur (1970)
Anodontites trapezeusMansur et al. (1988)
Anodontites ferrarisiSimone (2006)

Anodonta sinuosa Clessin, 1873
Clessin, 1873. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 90, pl. 22, figs. 1-2.
(homonym of Anodonta sinuosa Lamarck, 1819; renamed Glabaris bergi Ihering, 1893)

Glabaris (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1914), Haas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Anodonta serpentina Clessin, 1876
Clessin, 1876. Conchyl. Cab.: 223, pl. 75, figs. 2-3.

Glabaris (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1914), Figueiras (1965)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Glabaris bergi Ihering, 1893
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 118.
(new name for Anodonta sinuosa Clessin, 1873)

Glabaris bergiSimpson (1900)
Anodontites bergiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Anodontites elfa Marshall, 1928
Marshall, 1928. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 74(2762): 3, pl. 4, figs. 4-6.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_368998, Canada Grande, Dept. Cerro Largo, Uruguay.

Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusFigueiras (1965)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Anodontites mansfieldi Marshall, 1928
Marshall, 1928. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 74(2762): 4, pl. 2, figs. 1-3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_368254, Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay [described from Canada Grande].

Anodontites mansfieldiMarshall (1934)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusFigueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Anodonta bischoffi Haas, 1931
‘Ihering in litt.’ Haas, 1931. Senckenbergiana 13: 94.
(intro'd as syn of Anodonta mortoniana Lea, 1834)

Anodontites (s.s.) mortonianusHaas (1931)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Unio (Anodontes) lato-marginalis var. A tenui d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 39.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta latomarginata Lea, 1834)

Unio (Anodontes) lato-marginalis var. B crassa d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 39.
(homonym of Anodon crassus Swainson, 1823; intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta latomarginata Lea, 1834)

Unio (Anodontes) lato-marginalis var. C rosea d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 39.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta latomarginata Lea, 1834)

Anodonta patagonia Lea, 1867
Lea, 1867. Obs., index I-XI: 27.
(error for Anodonta patagonica Lamarck, 1819)

Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusMansur (1970)

Anodonta latimarginata Martens, 1868
‘Lea’ Martens, 1868. Malak. Blatt. 15: 198.
(error for Anodonta latomarginata Lea, 1834)

Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusMansur (1970)
Anodontites ferrarisiSimone (2006)

Anodonta moitoniana Doering, 1875
Doering, 1875. Periód. Zool. 2: 46.
(error for Anodonta mortoniana Lea, 1834)

Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusMansur (1970)

Glabaris wymanni Ihering, 1891
‘Lea’ Ihering, 1891. Zool. Anz. Leipzig. 14(380): 480.
(error for Anodonta wymanii Lea, 1860)

Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusMansur (1970)

Anodontes sirionis Simpson, 1900
‘d’Orbigny’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 918.
‘d’Orbigny’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1407.
(error for Unio (Anodontes) sirionos d’Orbigny, 1835)

Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusHaas (1931)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Anodontites weddelii Haas, 1969
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 562.
(error for Anodonta weddellii Hupé, 1857)

Anodontites latemarginata Simone, 2006
‘Corsi’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 276.
(error for Anodonta latomarginata Lea, 1834)

Anodontites ferrarisiSimone (2006)

Anodontites solidula Simone, 2006
‘Küster’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 278.
(error for Anodonta solida Küster, 1853)

Anodontites subtrapezius Simone, 2006
‘Lea, 1860’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 278. [nomen nudum]

Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Anodontites triangularis Simone, 2006
‘Küster’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 278. [nomen nudum]

Anodontites patagonicusSimone (2006)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Glabaris (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta exoticaCorsi (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) crassusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris porciferSimpson (1900)
Anodonta latomarginataCorsi (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) mortonianusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) sirionis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta sirionosCorsi (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) weddelliiSimpson (1900)
Anodonta uruguayensisCorsi (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) wymaniiSimpson (1900)
Glabaris bergiSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicusSimpson (1914), Haas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Mansur (1970), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Anodontites (s.s.) crassusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites porciferSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) mortonianusSimpson (1914), Haas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) sirionis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) weddelliiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) wymaniiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites bergiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites wymaniMarshall (1915)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) mortonianaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites mortonianaPilsbry (1933)
Anodontites mansfieldiMarshall (1934)
Glabaris patagonicusModell (1942)
Glabaris mortonianusModell (1942)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) patagonica patagonicaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Styganodon) mortonianaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites patagonicusSchade (1965), Mansur et al. (1988), Simone (2006), Mansur & Pereira (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Mansur et al. (2020)
Anodontites mortonianusSchade (1965), Mansur et al. (1988)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969), Bonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) weddelii [sic]Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus lato-marginatusQuintana (1982)
Anodontites trapezeusMansur et al. (1988)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994)
Anodontites ferrarisiSimone (2006)
Anodontites patagonicaGraf & Cummings (2021), Torres et al. (2024)

 
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