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

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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 | Truncilla

species Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820: nominal species
     5 specimens available.

Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1818, Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355 [as ‘Potamilus truncatus’]. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1819, Jour. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. 88: 427 [as ‘U. (Truncilla) truncata’]. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 301 [also as ‘Unio truncata’].
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 22, 29, 46.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_20217, Falls of Ohio.

Truncilla truncataRafinesque (1820), Ortmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), ..., Graf & Cummings (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Saxon et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023)
Potamilus truncatusRafinesque (1818)
Unio (Truncilla) truncataRafinesque (1819)
Unio truncatusFerussac (1835), Conrad (1853), Küster (1861)
Plagiola truncataAgassiz (1852)
Plagiola elegansVanatta (1915)
Amygdalonaias truncataUtterback (1916), Ortmann (1918)
Truncilla vermiculataMorrison (1969)
Truncilla trincataSoliman et al. (2016)

Truncilla truncata var. vermiculata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 301.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 46.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820)

Truncilla truncata var. vermiculataRafinesque (1820)
Truncilla truncata-vermiculataFrierson (1927)
Truncilla truncataHaas (1969), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)
Truncilla vermiculataMorrison (1969)

Truncilla truncata var. fusca Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 301.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 46.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820)

Truncilla truncata var. fuscaRafinesque (1820)
Truncilla truncataHaas (1969), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Truncilla metaplata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 4.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 77.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_20258, Cumberland River.

Truncilla metaplataRafinesque (1831), Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio metaplataFerussac (1835)
Plagiola elegansVanatta (1915)
Dysnomia (Penita) arcaeformisFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)

Truncilla metaplata var. vittata Rafinesque, 1831
Rafinesque, 1831, Continuation: 4.
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 77.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Truncilla metaplata Rafinesque, 1831)

Truncilla metaplata var. vittataRafinesque (1831)

Unio elegans Lea, 1831
Lea, 1831, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 4 [O. 1]: 83 [93], pl. 9, fig. 13.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84449, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Unio elegansLea (1831), Jay (1835), Hanley (1843), Lapham (1860), ..., Singley (1893), Call (1895), Pilsbry & Rhoads (1896), de Gregorio (1914)
Unio truncatusFerussac (1835), Conrad (1853), Küster (1861)
Margarita (Unio) elegansLea (1836), Lea (1838)
Margaron (Unio) elegansLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio (Lampsilis) elegansAdams & Adams (1857)
Plagiola (Amygdalonaias) elegansSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) elegansCall (1900)
Plagiola (Amygdalonajas) elegansOrtmann (1909)
Plagiola elegansOrtmann (1910), Vanatta (1915)
Amygdalonajas elegansOrtmann (1912), Ortmann (1914)
Amygdalonaias truncataUtterback (1916), Ortmann (1918)
Truncilla truncataOrtmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), Frierson (1927), F.C. Baker (1928), ..., Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio truncatus Say, 1834
‘Rafinesque’ Say, 1834, Amer. Conch. 6: .
‘Rafinesque’ Say, 1838, Amer. Conch. 7: pl. 67.
(reference to Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio truncatusSay (1834)
Margaron (Unio) elegansLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio elegansSowerby (1868), Call (1895)
Plagiola (Amygdalonaias) elegansSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Truncilla truncataWatters et al. (2009)

Unio melaplata Lea, 1836
‘Rafinesque’ Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 59.
‘Rafinesque’ Lea, 1852, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 58.
‘Rafinesque’ Lea, 1870, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 92.
(error for Truncilla metaplata Rafinesque, 1831)

Unio melaplataLea (1836)

Unio elegans var. elegantopsis de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914, Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 41, pl. 4, figs. 6a-b.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio elegans Lea, 1831)

Unio elegans var. elegantopsisde Gregorio (1914)
Truncilla truncataWilliams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio elegans var. magnelegans de Gregorio, 1914
de Gregorio, 1914, Il Nat. Siciliano 2: 41, pl. 5, figs. 1a-c.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio elegans Lea, 1831)

Unio elegans var. magnelegansde Gregorio (1914)
Truncilla truncataWilliams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Truncilla truncata var. lacustris F.C. Baker, 1928
F.C. Baker, 1928, Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 227, pl. 78, figs. 1-2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) UMMZ_209214, Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin.

Truncilla truncata var. lacustrisF.C. Baker (1928)
Truncilla truncata lacustrisF.C. Baker (1928)
Truncilla truncataHaas (1969), R.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio elegans var. elagantopsis Williams et al., 2008
‘de Gregorio’ Williams et al., 2008, Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 739.
(error for Unio elegans var. elegantopsis de Gregorio, 1914)

Unio elegans var. elagantopsisWilliams et al. (2008)

Truncilla trincata Soliman et al., 2016
Soliman et al., 2016, Egypt. J. Zool. 66: 121.
(error for Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820)

Truncilla trincataSoliman et al. (2016)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Truncilla metaplataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Plagiola (Amygdalonaias) elegansSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) elegansCall (1900)
Plagiola (Amygdalonajas) elegansOrtmann (1909)
Plagiola elegansOrtmann (1910), Vanatta (1915)
Amygdalonajas elegansOrtmann (1912), Ortmann (1914)
Unio elegansde Gregorio (1914)
Unio elegans var. elegantopsisde Gregorio (1914)
Unio elegans var. magnelegansde Gregorio (1914)
Amygdalonaias truncataUtterback (1916), Ortmann (1918)
Truncilla truncataOrtmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), ..., Graf & Cummings (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Saxon et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023)
Truncilla truncata-vermiculataFrierson (1927)
Dysnomia (Penita) arcaeformisFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Truncilla truncata var. lacustrisF.C. Baker (1928)
Truncilla truncata lacustrisF.C. Baker (1928)
Truncilla vermiculataMorrison (1969)
Unio elegans var. elagantopsisWilliams et al. (2008)
Truncilla trincataSoliman et al. (2016)

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