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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 olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820): nominal species
     4 specimens available.

Amblema olivaria Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 314 [also as ‘U. olivaria’].
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 57.

Amblema olivariaRafinesque (1820)
Unio olivariusFerussac (1835), Conrad (1853)
Obovaria olivariusAgassiz (1852)
Obovaria olivariaVanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Murray & Leonard (1962), Burch (1975), ..., FMCS (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Obovaria (s.s.) olivariaOrtmann (1924)
Obovaria (Pseudoön) olivariaOrtmann (1925)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivariaFrierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Campbell & Lydeard (2012)
Pseudoon olivariumCampbell & Lydeard (2012)

Amblema olivaria var. dilatata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 314.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 57.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Amblema olivaria Rafinesque, 1820)

Amblema olivaria var. dilatataRafinesque (1820)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivariaHaas (1969)

Amblema olivaria var. fasciolaris Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 314.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 57.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Amblema olivaria Rafinesque, 1820)

Amblema olivaria var. fasciolarisRafinesque (1820)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivariaHaas (1969)

Unio brevialis Sowerby & Sowerby, 1821
‘Lamarck’ Sowerby & Sowerby, 1821, Genera of Shells 2: pl. 86, fig. 4.
(misidentified reference to Unio brevialis Lamarck, 1819)

Unio brevialisSowerby & Sowerby (1821), Ferussac (1835)
Margarita (Unio) ellipsisLea (1838)
Unio ellipsisHanley (1843)
Margaron (Unio) ellipsisLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivariaFrierson (1927)
Obovaria olivariaParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio ellipsis Lea, 1828
Lea, 1828, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 268, pl. 4, fig. 4.
Type(s): SYNTYPES ANSP_56614, Ohio River.

Unio ellipsisLea (1828), Lea (1829), Jay (1835), Hanley (1843), Küster (1852), Lapham (1860), Sowerby (1868), B.H. Wright (1888), de Gregorio (1914)
Unio elipsisRavenel (1834)
Unio olivariusFerussac (1835), Conrad (1853)
Margarita (Unio) ellipsisLea (1836), Lea (1838)
Unio (s.s.) ellipsisSwainson (1840), Call (1900)
Margaron (Unio) ellipsisLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio (Lampsilis) ellipsisAdams & Adams (1857)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsisSimpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1912), Simpson (1914), Thiele (1934)
Obovaria ellipsisOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1910)
Obovaria olivariaVanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Murray & Leonard (1962), Burch (1975), ..., Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Obovaria (Pseudoön) ellipsisUtterback (1916)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivariaFrierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Pseudoon olivariumCampbell & Lydeard (2012)

Unio elipsis Ravenel, 1834
‘Lea’ Ravenel, 1834, Cat. Rec. Shells: 6.
(error for Unio ellipsis Lea, 1828)

Unio elipsisRavenel (1834)

Unio olivarius Conrad, 1834
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1834, New Fresh-Water Shells: 70.
Ferussac, 1835, Mag. Zool. 5: 28, 34.
(reference to Amblema olivaria Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio olivariusConrad (1834), Ferussac (1835)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Obovaria olivariaWatters et al. (2009)

Unio triagularis Say, 1834
Say, 1834, Amer. Conch. 6: ??.
(misidentified reference to Unio triangularis Barnes, 1823)

Unio triagularisSay (1834)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)

Diplasma vitrea Potiez & Michaud, 1844
‘Rafinesque, 1831’ Potiez & Michaud, 1844, Galérie Moll. at. Mus. Douai 2: 150, pl. 58, figs. 1-2.
(misidentified reference to Diplasma (Hemisolasma?) vitrea Rafinesque, 1831)

Diplasma vitreaPotiez & Michaud (1844)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivariaFrierson (1927)
Obovaria olivariaParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio taitanus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 67, sp. 338.
(misidentified reference to Unio taitianus Lea, 1834; error for Unio taitianus Lea, 1834)

Unio taitanusSowerby (1868)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivariaFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Obovaria olivariaParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio pealei Lea, 1871
Lea, 1871, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 23: 191.
Lea, 1874, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8 [O. 13]: 26 [30], pl. 8, fig. 23.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85745, Kansas.

Unio pealeiLea (1871)
Unio pealiiB.H. Wright (1888)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) ellipsisCall (1900)
Obovaria olivariaMurray & Leonard (1962), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivariaHaas (1969)

Unio pealii B.H. Wright, 1888
‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888, Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [4].
(error for Unio pealei Lea, 1871)

Unio pealiiB.H. Wright (1888)

Unio pearlii Scammon, 1906
‘Lea’ Scammon, 1906, KS Univ. Sci. Bull. 3(9): 305.
(error for Unio pealei Lea, 1871)

Unio pearliiScammon (1906)
Obovaria olivariaParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio mytilloides Frierson, 1927
‘Swainson’ Frierson, 1927, Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 91.
(error for Unio (s.s.) mytiloides Swainson, 1840; misidentified reference to Unio (s.s.) mytiloides Swainson, 1840)

Unio mytilloidesFrierson (1927)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivariaFrierson (1927)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsisSimpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1912), Simpson (1914), Thiele (1934)
Unio (s.s.) ellipsisCall (1900)
Unio pearliiScammon (1906)
Obovaria ellipsisOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1910)
Unio ellipsisde Gregorio (1914)
Obovaria olivariaVanatta (1915), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Murray & Leonard (1962), Burch (1975), ..., FMCS (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Obovaria (Pseudoön) ellipsisUtterback (1916)
Obovaria (s.s.) olivariaOrtmann (1924)
Obovaria (Pseudoön) olivariaOrtmann (1925)
Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivariaFrierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969), Haas (1969), Campbell & Lydeard (2012)
Unio mytilloidesFrierson (1927)
Pseudoon olivariumCampbell & Lydeard (2012)

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