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

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Publication Call (1895): taxonomic opinions
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Call, R.E. 1895. A study of the Unionidae of Arkansas, with incidental reference to their distribution in the Mississippi valley. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 7: 1-64. Available electronically.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta edentula Say, 1829 = Anodontoides ferussacianus
+ Anodonta ferruginea Lea, 1840
+ Anodonta tetragona Lea, 1845
+ Anodonta shaefferiana Lea, 1852
+ Anodonta arkansensis Lea, 1852
+ Alasmodon rhombica J.G. Anthony, 1865
+ Anodon annulatus Sowerby, 1867

Anodonta edentula Say, 1829 = Strophitus undulatus

Anodonta grandis Say, 1829 = Pyganodon grandis
+ Anodonta stewartiana Lea, 1834
+ Anodonta plana Lea, 1834
+ Anodonta palna Lea, 1834
+ Anodonta declivis Conrad, 1834
+ Anodonta corpulenta Cooper, 1834
+ Anodonta decora Lea, 1838
+ Anodonta gigantea Lea, 1838
+ Anodonta ovata Lea, 1838
+ Anodonta harpethensis Lea, 1840
+ Anodonta linnaeana Lea, 1852
+ Anodonta virens Lea, 1852
+ Anodonta gesnerii Lea, 1858
+ Anodon inornata J.G. Anthony, 1866

Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829 = Utterbackia imbecillis
+ Anodonta incerta Lea, 1834
+ Anodon horda Gould, 1855

Anodonta opaca Lea = Pyganodon grandis

Margaritana complanata Barnes = Lasmigona complanata

Margaritana confragosa Say, 1829 = Arcidens confragosus

Margaritana rugosa Barnes = Lasmigona costata

Unio aberti Conrad, 1850 = Cyprogenia aberti
+ Unio lamarckianus Lea, 1852
+ Unio popenoi Call, 1885

Unio alatus Say, 1816 = Potamilus alatus

Unio anodontoides Lea, 1830 = Lampsilis teres
+ Unio teres Say, 1834

Unio arkansasensis Lea = Obovaria arkansasensis

Unio breviculus Call, 1887 = Lampsilis reeveiana

Unio caliginosus Lea, 1845 = Leaunio lienosus

Unio camelus Lea, 1834 = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Unio capax Green, 1832 = Potamilus capax
+ Symphynota globosa Lea, 1834

Unio castaneus Lea, 1830 = Obovaria arkansasensis

Unio cerinus Conrad, 1838 = Fusconaia cerina

Unio clavus Lamarck = Pleurobema clava
+ Unio patulus Lea, 1829
+ Unio decisus Lea, 1831
+ Unio chattanoogaensis Lea, 1858
+ Unio pallidofulvus Lea, 1861
+ Unio interventus Lea, 1861
+ Unio concolor Lea, 1861
+ Unio anaticulus Lea, 1861
+ Unio crebrivittatus Lea, 1861
+ Unio curtus Lea, 1859

Unio clavus Lamarck = Pleurobema curtum

Unio clavus Lamarck = Pleurobema decisum

Unio clavus Lamarck = Pleurobema perovatum

Unio cornutus Barnes, 1823 = Obliquaria reflexa
+ Obliquaria (Quadrula) reflexa Rafinesque, 1820

Unio crassidens Lamarck = Elliptio crassidens
+ Unio niger Conrad, 1836
+ Unio incrassatus Lea, 1840
+ Unio cuneatus Barnes, 1823

Unio cuneus Conrad, 1836 = Pleurobema sintoxia

Unio cylindricus Say, 1816 = Theliderma cylindrica
+ Unio naviformis Lamarck, 1819

Unio donaciformis Lea, 1827 = Truncilla donaciformis
+ Unio zigzag Lea, 1829

Unio ebenus Lea, 1830 = Reginaia ebenus
+ Unio subrotundus Lea, 1831
+ Unio lesueurianus Lea, 1840
+ Unio globatus Lea, 1871
+ Unio subglobatus Lea, 1871

Unio ebenus Lea, 1830 = Fusconaia subrotunda

Unio ebenus Lea, 1830 = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Unio elegans Lea, 1830 = Truncilla truncata
+ Unio truncatus Say, 1834

Unio gibbosus Barnes, 1823 = Eurynia dilatata
+ Unio arctior Lea, 1838
+ Unio dilatatus Say, 1834
+ Unio stonensis Lea, 1840

Unio glans Lea, 1830 = Toxolasma lividum
+ Unio pullus Conrad, 1838
+ Unio granulatus Lea, 1861
+ Unio germanus Lea, 1861
+ Unio cromwellii Lea, 1865
+ Unio cylindrellus Lea, 1868
+ Unio corvunculus Lea, 1868

Unio glans Lea, 1830 = Toxolasma paulum

Unio glans Lea, 1830 = Toxolasma corvunculus

Unio glans Lea, 1830 = Toxolasma cylindrellus

Unio glans Lea, 1830 = Toxolasma pullus

Unio gracilis Barnes, 1823 = Potamilus purpuratus
+ Unio fragilis Swainson, 1823
+ Unio dolosus Lea, 1860

Unio gracilis Barnes, 1823 = Potamilus fragilis

Unio grandidens Lea, 1862 = Aculamprotula grandidens

Unio irroratus Lea, 1827 = Cyprogenia stegaria
+ Unio stegarius Say, 1834

Unio lachrymosus [sic] Lea, 1827 = Quadrula quadrula
+ Unio asperrimus Lea, 1831
+ Unio quadrulus Say, 1834
+ Unio lunulatus Pratt, 1876

Unio lævissimus Lea = Potamilus ohiensis

Unio ligamentinus Lamarck = Ortmanniana ligamentina
+ Unio crassus Say, 1817
+ Unio carinatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio ellipticus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio fasciatus Conrad, 1835
+ Unio powellii Lea, 1852
+ Unio pinguis Lea, 1857
+ Unio upsonii Marsh, 1887

Unio ligamentinus Lamarck = Lampsilis powellii

Unio luteolus Lamarck = Lampsilis radiata
+ Unio siliquoideus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio inflatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio hydianus Lea, 1838
+ Unio haleianus Lea, 1842
+ Unio approximus Lea, 1845
+ Unio distans J.G. Anthony, 1865
+ Unio affinis Lea, 1852

Unio luteolus Lamarck = Lampsilis hydiana

Unio luteolus Lamarck = Lampsilis siliquoidea

Unio luteolus Lamarck = Lampsilis straminea

Unio luteolus Lamarck = Leaunio lienosus

Unio metanevrus Rafinesque = Quadrula quadrula
+ Unio nodosus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio rugosus Barnes, 1823

Unio metanevrus Rafinesque = Theliderma metanevra

Unio multiplicatus Lea, 1830-31 = Amblema plicata
+ Unio heros Say, 1829
+ Unio undulatus Say, 1831
+ Unio boykinianus Lea, 1840
+ Unio elliottii Lea, 1856
+ Unio eightsii Lea, 1860
+ Unio perplicatus Reeve, 1864

Unio multiplicatus Lea, 1830-31 = Amblema elliottii

Unio multiplicatus Lea, 1830-31 = Megalonaias nervosa

Unio obliquus Lamarck = Pleurobema cordatum
+ Unio undatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio cordatus Conrad, 1836

Unio obliquus Lamarck = Fusconaia flava

Unio occidentalis Conrad, 1836 = Ptychobranchus occidentalis

Unio ozarkensis Call, 1887 = Fusconaia ozarkensis

Unio parvus Barnes, 1823 = Toxolasma parvum
+ Unio paulus Lea, 1840
+ Unio minor Lea, 1843
+ Unio marginis Lea, 1865
+ Unio corvinus Lea, 1868
+ Unio vesicularis Lea, 1872

Unio parvus Barnes, 1823 = Toxolasma paulum

Unio parvus Barnes, 1823 = Villosa amygdalum

Unio phaseolus Hildreth, 1828 = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Unio planulatus Lea, 1829 = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Unio plenus Lea, 1840 = Pleurobema plenum

Unio plicatus Lesueur = Amblema plicata
+ Unio rariplicata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio hippopoeus Lea, 1845
+ Unio neislerii Lea, 1858
+ Unio brazosensis Lea, 1868
+ Unio lincecumii Lea, 1868
+ Unio perplicatus Conrad, 1841
+ Unio pauciplicatus Lea, 1872

Unio plicatus Lesueur = Amblema neislerii

Unio purpuratus Lamarck = Potamilus purpuratus
+ Unio ater Lea, 1829
+ Unio lugubris Say, 1832
+ Unio poulsoni Conrad, 1834
+ Unio coloradoensis Lea, 1856

Unio pustulatus Lea, 1830 = Pustulosa nodulata
+ Unio nodulatus Say, 1834

Unio pustulosus Lea, 1830 = Pustulosa pustulosa
+ Unio bullatus Conrad, 1838
+ Unio verrucosus albus Hildreth, 1828
+ Unio schoolcraftensis Lea, 1834
+ Unio prasinus Conrad, 1834
+ Unio turgidus Lea, 1838
+ Unio dorfeuillianus Lea, 1838
+ Unio mortoni Conrad, 1835
+ Unio pernodosus Lea, 1845
+ Unio asperatus Lea, 1861
+ Unio vallatus Lea, 1868
+ Unio refulgens Lea, 1868
+ Unio sphaericus Lea, 1868
+ Unio cahabensis Lea, 1871
+ Unio schoolcraftii Lea, 1870

Unio pustulosus Lea, 1830 = Cyprogenia stegaria

Unio pustulosus Lea, 1830 = Pustulosa kieneriana

Unio rectus Lamarck, 1819 = Ligumia recta
+ Unio praelongus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio sageri Conrad, 1836
+ Unio leprosus Miles, 1861

Unio retusus Lamarck, 1819 = Obovaria retusa
+ Obovaria torsa Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio obtusa Cuvier, 1817

Unio rotundatus Lamarck, 1819 = Glebula rotundata
+ Unio suborbiculata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio glebulus Say, 1831
+ Unio subglobosus Lea, 1834

Unio securis Lea, 1829 = Ellipsaria lineolata
+ Unio lineolatus Say, 1834

Unio speciosus Lea = Quadrula quadrula

Unio subgibbosus Lea, 1858 = Elliptio arca

Unio subrostratus Say, 1831 = Leaunio lienosus
+ Unio nashvillianus Lea, 1834
+ Unio mississippiensis Conrad, 1850
+ Unio nigerrimus Lea, 1852
+ Unio rutersvillensis Lea, 1859
+ Unio topekaensis Lea, 1868

Unio subrostratus Say, 1831 = Sagittunio subrostratus

Unio tetralasmus Say, 1830 = Uniomerus tetralasmus
+ Unio declivis Say, 1831
+ Unio camptodon Say, 1832
+ Unio geometricus Lea, 1834
+ Unio excultus Conrad, 1838
+ Unio sayii Tappan, 1839
+ Unio sayanus Conrad, 1838
+ Unio symmetricus Lea, 1845
+ Unio subcroceus Conrad, 1854
+ Unio manubius Gould, 1855
+ Unio jamesianus Lea, 1857

Unio tetralasmus Say, 1830 = Uniomerus declivis

Unio trapezoides Lea = Elliptoideus sloatianus
+ Unio interruptus Say, 1831
+ Unio atromarginatus Lea, 1840
+ Unio sloatianus Lea, 1840

Unio trapezoides Lea = Plectomerus dombeyanus

Unio trigonus Lea, 1831 = Fusconaia flava
+ Unio chunii Lea, 1861
+ Unio riddellii Lea, 1861

Unio trigonus Lea, 1831 = Fusconaia chunii

Unio trigonus Lea, 1831 = Pleurobema riddellii

Unio tuberculatus Barnes, 1823 = Quadrula verrucosa

Unio tumescens Lea, 1845 = Pleuronaia barnesiana

Unio undulatus Barnes, 1823 = Amblema plicata
+ Unio costatus Conrad, 1836
+ Unio latecostatus Lea, 1845
+ Unio atrocostatus Lea, 1845
+ Unio quintardii Cragin, 1887
+ Unio pilsbryi Marsh, 1891

Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823 = Lampsilis cardium
+ Unio occidens Lea, 1829
+ Unio cardium Conrad, 1834
+ Unio satur Lea, 1852
+ Unio canadensis Lea, 1857
+ Unio subovatus Lea, 1831

Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823 = Lampsilis satura

Unio venustus Lea, 1834 = Venustaconcha pleasii
+ Unio pleasii Marsh, 1891

Unio venustus Lea, 1834 = Venustaconcha ellipsiformis