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

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species Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819): synonymy
     842 specimens

Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 87, sp. 12.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE MNHN_MPL_0007, de Amérique de Sud acheté de la vente de M. Faujas St. Frond [South America purchased from Mr. Faujas St. Frond] “Paratype” according to Johnson (1952).

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. exoticusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta exoticaCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. exoticusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites exoticaPilsbry (1933)
Glabaris trapesialisModell (1942)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisFigueiras (1965)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodonta sinuosa Lamarck, 1819
Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 203 [204], fig. 2a-b [as Anodontites sp.].
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 87, sp. 14.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE MNHN_MPL_0009, [unknown].

Glabaris (s.s.) sinuosusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) sinuosaSimpson (1914)
Anodontites sinuosusMarshall (1915)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819
Schröter, 1779. Gesch. Flußconch.: pl. 3, fig. 1.
Martini & Chemnitz, 1785. Conchyl. Cab. 8: 185, pl. 86, fig. 762.
Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 205, fig. 1a-b [as Anodontites sp.].
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 87, sp. 11.
Type(s): SYNTYPES MHNG_MOLL_50581, Unknown.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Glabaris trapezialis [sic]Ihering (1910)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1914), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic]Marshall (1915), H.B. Baker (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969)
Glabaris trapesialisModell (1942)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis trapezialis [sic]Morretes (1949)
Anodontites trapesialisLucena (1951), Simone (1994), Graf (2000), Martinez et al. (2004), Simone (2006), ... Czaja et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2024), Torres et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Anodontites trapesialis trapesialisMansur & Valer (1992), Ramírez et al. (2003)

Anodonta trapezialis Blainville, 1825
‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Blainville, 1825. Manuel Malacol. et Conch.: 538.
Bory de St. Vincent, 1827. Encycl. Méth. 2: 147.
Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 63.
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106.
Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 93.
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 43.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 31.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 287.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 220.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5: 596.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52.
Hupé, 1857. [in] Castelnau, Anim. Nouv. Rares d’Amer. Sud: 85.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 504.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 82.
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 135.
Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 456.
Marshall, 1915. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 49(2122): 529.
Haas, 1929. Senckenbergiana 11: 340.
H.B. Baker, 1930. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (210): 70.
Morretes, 1949. Arqu. Mus. Paranaense 7: 27.
(error for Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon anserinus Wagner, 1827
Spix in Wagner, 1827. Test. Fluv. Brasil.: 29, pl. 21, figs. 1-2.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. anserinusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta exoticaCorsi (1900)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] var. anserinusF. Baker (1913)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. anserinusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis anserinaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis [sic] anserinaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon giganteus Wagner, 1827
Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 205, fig. 1a-b [as Anodontites sp.].
Spix in Wagner, 1827. Test. Fluv. Brasil.: 27, pl. 19, figs. 1-2.
Type(s): PARATYPE SMF_3815, Rio Solimoes, b. Ega, Brasilien.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Anodonta exoticaCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialis trapesialisMansur & Valer (1992), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon radiatus Wagner, 1827
Spix in Wagner, 1827. Test. Fluv. Brasil.: 31, pl. 23, fig. 1.
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_3840, Staat Minas Gereas, Brasilien.

Glabaris (s.s.) radiatusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta exoticaCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) radiatusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodonta glauca Valenciennes, 1827
Lamarck, 1819. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 87. [nomen nudum]
Valenciennes, 1827. Receuil Observ. Zool. 2(11-12): 236, pl. 50, fig. 2.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN-IM-2000-1706A, Acapulco.

Glabaris (s.s.) glaucusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Patularia) glaucaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) glaucaSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) trapezialis [sic]-glaucaFrierson (1927)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] glaucusHaas (1929)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontoides glaucaContreras-Arquieta (2000)

Anodon susannae Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833
Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833. [in] Cuvier, Animal Kingdom 12(38): pl. 24, fig. 1 [as ‘susannæ’].
Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834. [in] Cuvier, Animal Kingdom 12(39-40): 595 [as ‘susannæ].

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970), Rumi et al. (2008)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)
Anodontites trapesialis trapesialisRamírez et al. (2003)
Petit & Coan (2008)

Anodon penicillatus Gray, 1834
Gray, 1834. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1834: 57.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon sinuosis Swainson, 1841
‘Lamarck’ Swainson, 1841. Ex. Conch.: 29, pl. 16.
(error for Anodonta sinuosa Lamarck, 1819)

Glabaris (s.s.) sinuosusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila) ciconiaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) sinuosaSimpson (1914)

Anodonta nicaraguae Philippi, 1849
Philippi, 1849. Z. Malak. 5(9): 130.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MCZ_184530, Lake Nicaragua.

Glabaris nicaraguaSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Glabaris) nicaraguaMartens (1900)
Anodontites nicaraguaSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) nicaragua [sic]Frierson (1927)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] bridgesiiHaas (1929)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis nicaraguaeHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)

Anodon ciconia Gould, 1851
Gould, 1851. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 92.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MCZ_169084, Mexico ?

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) glaucusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila) ciconiaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) ciconiaFrierson (1927)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis nicaraguaeHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)

Anodonta ciconia Carpenter, 1857
‘Gould’ of Authors.
Carpenter, 1857. Maz. Shells: 117.
Fischer & Crosse, 1894. Miss. Sci. Mexique, Rech. Zool. 2(15): 534, pl. 68, 78, figs. 2-2a.
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 536, pl. 41, fig. 4.
(reference to Anodon ciconia Gould, 1851)

Glabaris (s.s.) glaucusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) glauca var. sinaloensisSimpson (1914)

Anodonta burroughiana Chenu, 1858
Chenu, 1858. Illustr. Conchyl.: pl. 3.
(misidentified reference to Anodonta burroughiana Lea, 1834)

Glabaris (s.s.) glaucusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) glaucaSimpson (1914)

Anodonta forbesiana Lea, 1860
Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 92.
Lea, 1863. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 393, pl. 47, fig. 301.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86694, Uruguay River.

Glabaris (s.s.) forbesianusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta forbesianaCorsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) forbesianaSimpson (1914), Ortmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) forbesianaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusSchade (1965), Mansur et al. (1988), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon gigantea H. Adams, 1866
‘Lea’ of Authors.
H. Adams, 1866. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1866: 444 [as ‘Leila gigantea’].
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 8, sp. 19, fig. 18.
Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 36, sp. 152 [as ‘A. trapezialis Lamarck’].
(misidentified reference to Anodonta gigantea Lea, 1838)

Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon areolatus Sowerby, 1867
Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 10, sp. 28.
(homonym of Anodon areolatus Swainson, 1829)

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon exoticus Sowerby, 1867
‘Gray’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 16, sp. 57.
(homonym of Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819; renamed Leila grayana Frierson, 1922)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965207, Rio de la Plata.

Glabaris (s.s.) moricandiiSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) moricandiiSimpson (1914)
Leila grayanaFrierson (1922)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994)

Anodon scriptus Sowerby, 1867
‘Férussac’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 4, sp. 9.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1964370, Hab._?

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis scriptaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis [sic] scriptaMorretes (1949)
Leila blainvillianaVeitenheimer (1973), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon subsinuatus Sowerby, 1867
Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 7, sp. 14.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Leila blainvillianaVeitenheimer (1973)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodonta bridgesii Lea, 1868
Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 95.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 291 [51], pl. 42, fig. 104.
Type(s): TYPES USNM_86691, Lake Nicaragua.

Glabaris (s.s.) bridgesiiSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Glabaris) nicaraguaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) bridgesiiSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) nicaragua [sic]Frierson (1927)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] bridgesiiHaas (1929)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis nicaraguaeHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)

Anodonta exotica Martens, 1868
‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Martens, 1868. Malak. Blatt. 15: 197.
Pilsbry & Rush, 1896. Nautilus 10: 81.
(reference to Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819)

Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusMansur (1970)

Anodonta gigantea Martens, 1868
‘Spix’ of Authors.
Martens, 1868. Malak. Blatt. 15: 196.
Clessin, 1888. Malak. Blatt. 10: 171.
(reference to Anodon giganteus Wagner, 1827)

Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusMansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites trapesialisMansur & Pereira (2006)

Anodonta jewettiana Lea, 1868
Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 95.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 289, pl. 41, fig. 101 [as ‘jewettii’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86681, Lake Nicaragua.

Glabaris (s.s.) jewittianus [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Glabaris) jewettiiMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) jewettianusSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) nicaragua [sic]Frierson (1927)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisBieler (2021)

Anodonta jewettii Lea, 1868
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 289, pl. 41, fig. 101.
(error for Anodonta jewettiana Lea, 1868)

Glabaris (s.s.) jewittianus [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Glabaris) jewettiiMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) jewettianusSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) nicaragua [sic]Frierson (1927)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis nicaraguaeHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisBieler (2021)

Anodonta wallisi Mousson, 1869
Mousson, 1869. Malak. Blatt. 16: 188.

Glabaris wallisiSimpson (1900)
Anodontites wallisiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)

Anodon glaucus Sowerby, 1870
‘Valenciennes’ of Authors.
Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 27, sp. 105.
Clessin, 1876. Conchyl. Cab.: 222, pl. 73, fig. 4.
(reference to Anodonta glauca Valenciennes, 1827)

Glabaris (s.s.) glaucusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila) ciconiaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) glauca var. sinaloensisSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) ciconiaFrierson (1927)

Anodon rioplatensis Sowerby, 1870
Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 26, sp. 101 [as ‘Rio-Platensis’].

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. rioplatensisSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. rioplatensisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) rioplatensisOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)
Anodontites trapesialis trapesialisRamírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)

Anodonta nicaragua Tate, 1870
Philippi of Authors.
Tate, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 161.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 932.
Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12(6): 324.
(error for Anodonta nicaraguae Philippi, 1849)

Anodonta bahiensis Clessin, 1873
‘Küster’ Clessin, 1873. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 94, pl. 20, fig. 2.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis scriptaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodonta angustata Clessin, 1876
Clessin, 1876. Conchyl. Cab.: 226, pl. 74, figs. 6-7.

Glabaris (s.s.) moricandiiSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) moricandiiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodonta glauca var. sinaloensis Crosse & Fischer, 1884
Crosse & Fischer, 1884. J. de Conch. 31: 219.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta glauca Valenciennes, 1827)
Type(s): SYNTYPE MNHN-IM-2000-1707, Rio Presidio, pres Mazatlan, etat de Sinaloa, Mexique.

Glabaris (s.s.) glaucus var. sinaloensisSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila) ciconiaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) glauca var. sinaloensisSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) ciconiaFrierson (1927)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] sinaloensisHaas (1929)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis nicaraguaeHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites sinaloensisContreras-Arquieta (2000)

Anodonta riograndensis Ihering, 1890
Ihering, 1890. Arch. Naturg. 56(1): 158.
Type(s): TYPE SMF_3838, Rio Guahyba, Staat Rio Grande do Sul, Brasilien.

Simpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) riograndensisOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) riograndensisMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusFigueiras (1965), Mansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006), Mansur & Pereira (2006)
Anodontites trapesialis trapesialisRamírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)

Glabaris simpsonianus Pilsbry, 1896
Pilsbry, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 564, pl. 27, fig. 13.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE ANSP_41845, Rio de la Plata.

Glabaris (s.s.) simpsonianusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) simpsonianusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusMansur (1970)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)

Glabaris trapesialis var. cygneiformis Pilsbry, 1896
Pilsbry, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 563, pl. 26, figs. 5-6.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)
Type(s): SYNTYPES ANSP_69741, pond, near Maldonado, Uruguay.

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. cygnæformis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta trapezialis v. cigneiformis [sic]Corsi (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. cygnæformis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusFigueiras (1965), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)

Anodonta jewittiana Simpson, 1900
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 927.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 97.
(error for Anodonta jewettiana Lea, 1868)

Anodontites (s.s.) jewettianusSimpson (1914)

Anodonta jewittii Simpson, 1900
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 927.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 97.
‘Lea’ Haas, 1931. Senckenbergiana 13: 99.
(error for Anodonta jewettii Lea, 1868)

Glabaris (s.s.) umbonatus Simpson, 1900
‘Gould’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 29, sp. 115, fig. 115b [as ‘Anodon ciconia’]. [in part]
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 926, footnote.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1436.

Glabaris (s.s.) umbonatusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) umbonatusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusHaas (1969)

Glabaris dulcis Ihering, 1910
Ihering, 1910. Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 32: 132, pl. 12, figs. 5a-b.
Type(s): TYPE SMF_3841, Fazenda do Sacramento, Mun. de Sao Domingo do Prata, Minas Gereas, Geb. des Rio Doce.

Glabaris dulcisIhering (1910)
Anodontites (s.s.) dulcisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodontites aurora Marshall, 1915
Marshall, 1915. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 49(2122): 529, pl. 69.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_273689, Ceara, Brazil.

Anodontites auroraMarshall (1915)
Anodontites (Styganodon) auroraMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodontites darochai Marshall, 1915
Marshall, 1915. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 49(2122): 528, pl. 68.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_273687, Ceara, Brazil.

Anodontites darochaiMarshall (1915)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis [sic] darochaiMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodontites salmonea Marshall, 1915
Marshall, 1915. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 49(2122): 528, pl. 67.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) USNM_273688, Ceara, Brazil.

Anodontites salmoneaMarshall (1915)
Anodontites (Styganodon) crispata salmoneaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (2006)

Anodontites jaliscoensis Pilsbry, 1920
Pilsbry, 1920. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 72: 193, fig. 3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_46197, Toliman, Jalisco.

Anodontites jaliscoensisFrierson (1927)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1969)
Anodontoides jaliscoensisContreras-Arquieta (2000)

Leila grayana Frierson, 1922
‘Gray’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 16, sp. 57.
Frierson, 1922. Nautilus 36: 9.
(new name for Anodon exoticus Sowerby, 1867)

Leila grayanaFrierson (1922)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (2006)

Anodontites flucki Walker, 1924
Walker, 1924. Nautilus 38(2): 53, pl. 1, figs. 3-4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE UMMZ_112641, Wanks River (Rio Coco), near Sang Sangta, Nicaragua.

Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1969)

Anodontites marcusi Mendes, 1939
Mendes, 1939. Bol. Biol. São Paulo 4: 481, 5 Abb.

Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodonta trapezia of Authors, unknown year
‘Küster’ of Authors.
(error for Anodonta trapezialis Blainville, 1825)

Anodonta exotica Cuvier, 1817
‘Lamarck’ Cuvier, 1817. Règne Animal 2: pl. 90, figs. 1-1a.
(reference to Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819)

Unio (Anodontes) exotica var. A elongata d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 39 [as ‘Var. A’].
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819; homonym of Anodon elongatus Swainson, 1823)

Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Unio (Anodontes) exotica var. B oblonga d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 39 [as ‘Var. B’].
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819)

Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Unio (Anodontes) exotica var. C larga d’Orbigny, 1835
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 39 [as ‘Var. C’].
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819)

Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Iridina trapezialis d’Orbigny, 1846
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5: 596.
(reference to Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)

Anodonta esula Gray, 1847
‘Orb.’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 197.
(misidentified reference to Iridina esula d’Orbigny, 1835)

Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994), Simone (2006)

Anodon pencillatus Lea, 1852
‘Gray’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52.
‘Gray’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 83.
(error for Anodon penicillatus Gray, 1834)

Anodon blainvilleana Sowerby, 1867
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 6, sp. 12.
(error for Anodonta blainvilliana Lea, 1834; misidentified reference to Anodonta blainvilliana Lea, 1834)

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (2006)

Anodon moretonianus Sowerby, 1867
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 9, sp. 21, fig. 20.
(error for Anodonta mortoniana Lea, 1834; misidentified reference to Anodonta mortoniana Lea, 1834)

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. moretonianusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. moretonianusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonaOrtmann (1921)
Haas (1969)
Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994)

Anodon ciconia Sowerby, 1870
‘Gould’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 29, sp. 115, fig. 115a. [in part]
(reference to Anodon ciconia Gould, 1851)

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. rioplatensisSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila) ciconiaMartens (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. rioplatensisSimpson (1914)
Leila (Pseudoleila) ciconiaFrierson (1927)

Anodon ciconia Sowerby, 1870
‘Gould’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 29, sp. 115, fig. 115b. [in part]
(reference to Anodon ciconia Gould, 1851)

Glabaris (s.s.) umbonatusSimpson (1900)
Anodontites (s.s.) umbonatusSimpson (1914)

Anodonta anserina Clessin, 1873
‘Spix’ Clessin, 1873. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 80, pl. 20, fig. 1.
(reference to Anodon anserinus Wagner, 1827)

Anodonta trapezialis Doering, 1875
‘Lamarck’ Doering, 1875. Periód. Zool. 2: 46.
Ihering, 1890. Arch. Naturg. 56(1): 147, 157.
(error for Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819; reference to Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)

Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusMansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)

Glabaris susannae Ihering, 1893
‘Gray’ Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 118.
(reference to Anodon susannae Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusMansur (1970)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusRamírez et al. (2003)

Anodon auserinus Corsi, 1900
‘Spix’ Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 456.
(error for Anodon anserinus Wagner, 1827)

Anodonta troperziali Corsi, 1900
‘Lamarck’ Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 456.
(error for Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)

Anodonta trapezialis v. cigneiformis Corsi, 1900
‘Pilsbry’ Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 455.
(error for Glabaris trapesialis var. cygneiformis Pilsbry, 1896)

Anodonta troperziali, var. exotica Corsi, 1900
‘Lamarck’ Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 456, fig. 37.
(reference to Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819)

Anodontites (s.s.) riograndensisOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusMansur (1970)

Glabaris trapesialis var. cygnaeformis Simpson, 1900
‘Pilsbry’ Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 925.
‘Pilsbry’ Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1432.
(error for Glabaris trapesialis var. cygneiformis Pilsbry, 1896)

Anodontites trapesialisSimone (1994)

Glabaris trapesialis var. cygneyformis Ramírez et al., 2003
‘Pilsbry’ Ramírez et al., 2003. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51: 273.
(error for Glabaris trapesialis var. cygneiformis Pilsbry, 1896)

Anodontites susanae Simone, 2006
‘Gray’ Simone, 2006. Land. Freshw. Moll. Brazil.: 282.
(error for Anodon susannae Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. exoticusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta exoticaCorsi (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) sinuosusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. anserinusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) radiatusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) glaucusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Patularia) glaucaMartens (1900)
Anodonta (Pseudoleila) ciconiaMartens (1900)
Glabaris nicaraguaSimpson (1900)
Anodonta (Glabaris) nicaraguaMartens (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) forbesianusSimpson (1900)
Anodonta forbesianaCorsi (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) moricandiiSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. moretonianusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) bridgesiiSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) jewittianus [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta (Glabaris) jewettiiMartens (1900)
Glabaris wallisiSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. rioplatensisSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) umbonatusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) glaucus var. sinaloensisSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) simpsonianusSimpson (1900)
Glabaris (s.s.) trapesialis var. cygnæformis [sic]Simpson (1900)
Anodonta trapezialis v. cigneiformis [sic]Corsi (1900)
Glabaris trapezialis [sic]Ihering (1910)
Glabaris dulcisIhering (1910)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] var. anserinusF. Baker (1913)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. exoticusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) sinuosaSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialisSimpson (1914), Rumi et al. (2008), Pereira et al. (2014), Torres et al. (2018)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. anserinusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) radiatusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) glaucaSimpson (1914)
Anodontites nicaraguaSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) glauca var. sinaloensisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) forbesianaSimpson (1914), Ortmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. scriptusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) moricandiiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. moretonianusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) bridgesiiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) jewettianusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites wallisiSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. rioplatensisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) umbonatusSimpson (1914)
Simpson (1914), Haas (1969), Petit & Coan (2008)
Anodontites (s.s.) simpsonianusSimpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis var. cygnæformis [sic]Simpson (1914)
Anodontites (s.s.) dulcisSimpson (1914)
Anodontites sinuosusMarshall (1915)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic]Marshall (1915), H.B. Baker (1930)
Anodontites auroraMarshall (1915)
Anodontites darochaiMarshall (1915)
Anodontites salmoneaMarshall (1915)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis anserinaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trigonaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis scriptaOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) rioplatensisOrtmann (1921)
Anodontites (s.s.) riograndensisOrtmann (1921)
Leila grayanaFrierson (1922)
Leila (Pseudoleila) trapezialis [sic]-glaucaFrierson (1927)
Leila (Pseudoleila) nicaragua [sic]Frierson (1927)
Leila (Pseudoleila) ciconiaFrierson (1927)
Anodontites jaliscoensisFrierson (1927)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] glaucusHaas (1929)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] bridgesiiHaas (1929)
Anodontites trapezialis [sic] sinaloensisHaas (1929)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis nicaraguaeHaas (1930)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus exoticusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis trapesialisHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis glaucusHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) exoticus susannaeHaas (1931), Haas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis forbesianusHaas (1931), Figueiras (1965), Haas (1969), Mansur (1970), Quintana (1982)
Anodontites exoticaPilsbry (1933)
Glabaris trapesialisModell (1942)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis trapezialis [sic]Morretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis [sic] anserinaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) forbesianaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis [sic] scriptaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) riograndensisMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Styganodon) auroraMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Pachyanodon) trapezialis [sic] darochaiMorretes (1949)
Anodontites (Styganodon) crispata salmoneaMorretes (1949)
Anodontites trapesialisLucena (1951), Simone (1994), Graf (2000), Martinez et al. (2004), Simone (2006), ... Czaja et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2024), Torres et al. (2024), Dai et al. (2025)
Anodontites trapesialis forbesianusSchade (1965), Mansur et al. (1988), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites (s.s.) patagonicus patagonicusHaas (1969)
Anodontites (s.s.) trapesialis susannaeBonetto & Mansur (1970), Rumi et al. (2008)
Leila blainvillianaVeitenheimer (1973), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontites trapesialis trapesialisMansur & Valer (1992), Ramírez et al. (2003)
Anodontoides glaucaContreras-Arquieta (2000)
Anodontites sinaloensisContreras-Arquieta (2000)
Anodontoides jaliscoensisContreras-Arquieta (2000)

 
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