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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

The nominal species (available and otherwise) in this synonymy are listed by usage rather than strictly by publication date. The primary sorting order is by the most recent year (since 1969) that the species name was treated as valid, and then nominal species are sorted secondarily by publication year.

The taxonomic history of the valid species (since 1900) is listed at the bottom of the page.

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Obovaria

species Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820): nominal species
     8 specimens available.

Obliquaria (Rotundaria) subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1818, Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355 [as ‘Potamilus subrotundus’]. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1819, Jour. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. 88: 426 [as ‘U. (Obovaria) subrotunda’]. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 308, pl. 81, figs. 21-23 [also as ‘U. subrotunda’].
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 23, 29, 52.
Type(s): NEOTYPE ANSP_20254, Kentucky River.

Obliquaria (Rotundaria) subrotundaRafinesque (1820)
Potamilus subrotundusRafinesque (1818)
Unio (Obovaria) subrotundaRafinesque (1819)
Unio subrotundusFerussac (1835), Conrad (1853), Küster (1861)
Obovaria subrotundusAgassiz (1852)
Unio subrotundus var.Küster (1861)
Obovaria subrotundaVanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), ..., FMCS (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotundaOrtmann (1918), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), Haas (1930), Haas (1969)
Rotundaria subrotundaThiele (1934)

Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828
Hildreth, 1828, Amer. J. Sci. 14: 284.

Unio orbiculatusHildreth (1828), Hanley (1843), Conrad (1853), Küster (1861), Sowerby (1866), B.H. Wright (1888)
Unio subrotundusFerussac (1835)
Unio crassusConrad (1836)
Margarita (Unio) orbiculatusLea (1836), Lea (1838)
Lampsilis orbiculatusAgassiz (1852)
Margaron (Unio) orbiculatusLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio (Elliptio) ligamentinusMörch (1853)
Unio (Hyridella) orbiculatusAdams & Adams (1857)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) orbiculatusSimpson (1900)
Unio (s.s.) orbiculatusCall (1900)
Lampsilis orbiculataOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), ..., Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Oesch (1984), ITIS (2012)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) orbiculataSimpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) retusaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Lampsilis abruptaVidrine (1993), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)
Obovaria subrotundaWilliams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Obovaria striata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 311 [also as ‘Unio striata’].
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 54.

Obovaria striataRafinesque (1820), Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio subrotundusFerussac (1835), Conrad (1853)
Unio cooperianusKüster (1861)
Obovaria subrotundaVanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Burch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Quadrula (Striata) striataFrierson (1927)
Quadrula (Luteacarnea) striataHaas (1969), Haas (1969)
Plethobasus striatusMorrison (1969)
Plethobasus cooperianusR.I. Johnson (1980)

Unio (Aximedia) levigata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 296, pl. 80, fig. 11-13 [also as ‘Elliptio levigata’].
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 42.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_20255, Kentucky River.

Unio (Aximedia) levigataRafinesque (1820)
Obliquaria (Aximedia) levigataRafinesque (1831)
Unio lævigatusFerussac (1835), Conrad (1853)
Obovaria levigataVanatta (1915)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda levigataOrtmann (1918)
Obovaria (s.s.) levigataFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Obovaria subrotundaR.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Obovaria striata var. rosea Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 311.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 55.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Obovaria striata Rafinesque, 1820)

Obovaria striata var. roseaRafinesque (1820)

Obovaria striata var. tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 311.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 55.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Obovaria striata Rafinesque, 1820)

Obovaria striata var. tuberculataRafinesque (1820)

Unio (Aximedia) zonalis Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1818, Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355 [as ‘Potamilus zonalis’]. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 297 [also as ‘Elliptio zonalis’].
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 22, 42.

Unio (Aximedia) zonalisRafinesque (1820)
Potamilus zonalisRafinesque (1818)
Unio zonalisFerussac (1835)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotundaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)

Unio rotundatus Wood, 1828
Wood, 1828, Suppl. Index Testac.: 57.
(error for Unio rotundus Wood, 1828)

Unio rotundatusWood (1828)
Unio (Obovaria) rotundatusMörch (1853)

Unio rotundus Wood, 1828
Wood, 1828, Suppl. Index Testac.: 2 [as ‘Mya rotunda’].
Wood, 1828, Suppl. Index Testac.: 57, pl. 1, sp. 1 [as ‘Unio rotundatus’].
Wood in Hanley, 1856, Index Testac.: 199, pl. 1, fig. 1.
(homonym of Diplodon rotundus Wagner, 1827)

Unio rotundusWood (1828)
Unio rotundaWood (1828)
Unio subrotundusFerussac (1835)
Margarita (Unio) circulusLea (1836), Lea (1838)
Unio circulusHanley (1843)
Margaron (Unio) circulusLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Obovaria (s.s.) circulusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotundaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Obovaria subrotundaParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio circulus Lea, 1829
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 433 [47], pl. 9, fig. 14.
Type(s): UNKNOWN USNM_85734, Cincinatti, Ohio.

Unio circulusLea (1829), Ravenel (1834), Jay (1835), Hanley (1843), Küster (1852), Reeve (1865), Lewis (1871), B.H. Wright (1888), Pilsbry & Rhoads (1896), de Gregorio (1914)
Unio subrotundusFerussac (1835), Conrad (1853)
Margarita (Unio) circulusLea (1836), Lea (1838)
Unio (s.s.) circulaSwainson (1840)
Obovaria circulusAgassiz (1852), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912)
Margaron (Unio) circulusLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio (Obovaria) circulusMörch (1853), Adams & Adams (1857)
Obovaria (s.s.) circulusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) circulusCall (1900)
Obovaria subrotundaVanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Burch (1975), Vidrine (1993), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotundaOrtmann (1918), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)

Unio lens Lea, 1831
Lea, 1831, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4 [O. 1]: 80, pl. 8, fig. 10.

Unio lensLea (1831), Ravenel (1834), Jay (1835), Ferussac (1835), Hanley (1843), Reeve (1865), Sowerby (1866), B.H. Wright (1888)
Margarita (Unio) lensLea (1836), Lea (1838)
Margaron (Unio) lensLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio lævigatusConrad (1853)
Unio (Obovaria) lensAdams & Adams (1857)
Unio subrotundusKüster (1861)
Obovaria (s.s.) lensSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) circulusCall (1900)
Obovaria circulusOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1912)
Obovaria levigataVanatta (1915)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda levigataOrtmann (1918)
Obovaria lensOrtmann & Walker (1922)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda lensOrtmann (1924), Ortmann (1925)
Obovaria (s.s.) levigataFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Obovaria subrotundaR.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio laevigatus Say, 1834
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Say, 1834, Amer. Conch. 6: [no pagination].
Conrad, 1834, New Fresh-Water Shells: 70.
Ferussac, 1835, Mag. Zool. 5: 28.
Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 59.
Lea, 1852, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 57.
Conrad, 1853, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 251.
Ortmann, 1921, Mem. Carnegie Mus. 8: 92.
(error for Unio (Aximedia) levigata Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio laevigatusSay (1834)
Unio lensFerussac (1835)
Obovaria (s.s.) lensSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Obovaria lensOrtmann & Walker (1922)
Obovaria subrotundaParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio subrotundus Ferussac, 1835
‘selon Say’ Ferussac, 1835, Mag. Zool. 5: 26.
(reference to Obliquaria (Rotundaria) subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio subrotundusFerussac (1835), Conrad (1853)
Obovaria (s.s.) circulusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Margarita (Unio) orbiculatus Lea, 1836
‘Hild.’ Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 25.
(reference to Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828)

Margarita (Unio) orbiculatusLea (1836)
Unio orbiculatusConrad (1853)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) orbiculatusSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) orbiculataSimpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptusFrierson (1927)
Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis abruptusMorrison (1969)
Lampsilis abruptaR.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998)

Unio suborbiculatus Conrad, 1836
‘Hildreth’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1836, Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(4): 35.
Mörch, 1853, Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 46.
(error for Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828)

Unio suborbiculatusConrad (1836)

Unio leibii Lea, 1862
Lea, 1862, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 168.
Lea, 1866, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 44 [48], pl. 15, fig. 42.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84425, Michigan.

Unio leibiiLea (1862), Lea (1866), B.H. Wright (1888)
Margaron (Unio) leibiiLea (1870)
Obovaria (s.s.) leibiiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) circulusCall (1900)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotundaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Obovaria subrotundaStrayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio depygis Conrad, 1866
Conrad, 1866, Amer. J. Conch. 2: 107, pl. 10, fig. 1.

Unio depygisConrad (1866), B.H. Wright (1888)
Margaron (Unio) lensLea (1870)
Obovaria (s.s.) lens var. depygisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda lensOrtmann (1924)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda-depygisFrierson (1927)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotundaHaas (1969)
Obovaria subrotundaBurch (1975), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio zonata Simpson, 1900
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 744.
Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 731.
Frierson, 1927, Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 90.
(error for Unio (Aximedia) zonalis Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio zonataSimpson (1900)

Obovaria lens var. elongata Simpson, 1914
Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 294.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio lens Lea, 1831)

Obovaria lens var. elongataSimpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) lens var. elongataSimpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) levigataHaas (1969)
Obovaria subrotundaR.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Obovaria lens var. parva Simpson, 1914
Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 294.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio lens Lea, 1831)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_150457, Duck Riv., Tenn.

Obovaria lens var. parvaSimpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) lens var. parvaSimpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) levigataFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Obovaria subrotundaR.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Obovaria subrotunda globula Morrison, 1942
Morrison, 1942, Bulletin Bur. Amer. Ethnol. 129: 360.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Obliquaria (Rotundaria) subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85769, Tuscumbia, Alabama.

Obovaria subrotunda globulaMorrison (1942)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotundaHaas (1969)
Obovaria subrotundaR.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Obovaria striataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (sec. Eurynia) orbiculatusSimpson (1900)
Unio (s.s.) orbiculatusCall (1900)
Obovaria (s.s.) circulusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) circulusCall (1900)
Obovaria (s.s.) lensSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) leibiiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) lens var. depygisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio zonataSimpson (1900)
Lampsilis orbiculataOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), ..., Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), Oesch (1984), ITIS (2012)
Obovaria circulusOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912)
Lampsilis (Eurynia) orbiculataSimpson (1914)
Unio circulusde Gregorio (1914)
Obovaria lens var. elongataSimpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) lens var. elongataSimpson (1914)
Obovaria lens var. parvaSimpson (1914)
Obovaria (s.s.) lens var. parvaSimpson (1914)
Obovaria subrotundaVanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), ..., FMCS (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Obovaria levigataVanatta (1915)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotundaOrtmann (1918), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), Haas (1930), Haas (1969)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda levigataOrtmann (1918)
Obovaria lensOrtmann & Walker (1922)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda lensOrtmann (1924), Ortmann (1925)
Quadrula (Striata) striataFrierson (1927)
Obovaria (s.s.) levigataFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Obovaria (s.s.) retusaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptusFrierson (1927)
Obovaria (s.s.) subrotunda-depygisFrierson (1927)
Rotundaria subrotundaThiele (1934)
Obovaria subrotunda globulaMorrison (1942)
Quadrula (Luteacarnea) striataHaas (1969), Haas (1969)
Plethobasus striatusMorrison (1969)
Lampsilis (Ortmanniana) abruptaHaas (1969)
Lampsilis abruptusMorrison (1969)
Plethobasus cooperianusR.I. Johnson (1980)
Lampsilis abruptaR.I. Johnson (1980), Vidrine (1993), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

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