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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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species Potamilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819): nominal species
9 specimens available.

Unio purpurata Lamarck, 1819
Lister, 1685, Conch.: pl. 155, fig. 10 [?]. [pre-linnaean]
Lamarck, 1819, Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 6: 71, sp. 6.

Unio purpurata — Lamarck (1819), Jay (1835)
Unio prælongus — Barnes (1823)
Unio rectus — Lea (1829)
Unio ater — Lea (1834)
Unio purpuratus — Ferussac (1835), Hanley (1843), Conrad (1853), Küster (1861), Reeve (1865), Lea (1874), B.H. Wright (1888), Singley (1893), Call (1895), Pilsbry & Rhoads (1896)
Margarita (Unio) purpuratus — Lea (1836), Lea (1838)
Margaron (Unio) purpuratus — Lea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio poulsoni — Sowerby (1866)
Unio (Limnium sec. Naidea) purpuratus — Fischer (1887)
Unio (sec. Naïa) purpuratus — Paetel (1890)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Proptera purpurata — Ortmann (1912), Utterback (1916), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), Murray & Leonard (1962), Haas (1969), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), Davis & Fuller (1981)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)
Potamilus purpuratus — Oesch (1984), Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), Williams et al. (1993), ..., FMCS (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Potamilus purpurata — Vidrine (1993), R.I. Johnson (1998), Smith et al. (2019)

Unio coloradoensis Lea, 1856
Lea, 1856, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 103.
Lea, 1857, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 314 [34], pl. 31, fig. 29.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_84845, Colorado R., Texas.

Unio coloradoensis — Lea (1856), B.H. Wright (1888), Singley (1893)
Margaron (Unio) coloradoensis — Lea (1870)
Unio purpuratus — Call (1895)
Lampsilis (Proptera) coloradoensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Proptera purpurata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Potamilus purpuratus — Howells et al. (1996), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)
Potamilus purpuratus coloradoensis — Roe & Lydeard (1998)
Potamilus purpurata — R.I. Johnson (1998)

Mya ventricosa Humphrey, 1797
‘Solander’ Humphrey, 1797, Mus. Col.: 56.
‘Solander’ Ferussac, 1835, Mag. Zool. 5: 26 [as ‘U.ventricosa’].
(intro'd as syn of Unio purpurata Lamarck, 1819)

Mya ventricosa — Humphrey (1797)
Unio purpuratus — Ferussac (1835), Conrad (1853), Reeve (1865)
Margarita (Unio) purpuratus — Lea (1836), Lea (1838)
Margaron (Unio) purpuratus — Lea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio (Naidea) ventricosus — Adams & Adams (1857)

Unio ater Lea, 1829
Lea, 1829, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 426, pl. 7, fig. 9.
(homonym of Unio ater Nilsson, 1822; renamed Unio lugubris Say, 1832)
Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_86108, Port Gibson, Miss.

Unio ater — Lea (1829), Lea (1834), de Gregorio (1914)
Unio atra — Deshayes (1832)
Unio purpuratus — Ferussac (1835), Hanley (1843), Conrad (1853), Küster (1861), Reeve (1865), Call (1895)
Unio purpurata — Jay (1835)
Margarita (Unio) purpuratus — Lea (1836), Lea (1838)
Aeglia (Naidea) ater — Swainson (1840)
Lampsilis ater — Agassiz (1852)
Margaron (Unio) purpuratus — Lea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio poulsoni — Sowerby (1866)
Unio (sec. Naïa) purpuratus — Paetel (1890)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)
Proptera purpurata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Potamilus purpuratus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)

Unio atra Deshayes, 1832
‘Lea’ Deshayes, 1832, Enc. Méth. 2 (Deuxième partie): 582.
(reference to Unio ater Lea, 1829)

Unio atra — Deshayes (1832)
Unio purpuratus — Conrad (1853)
Margaron (Unio) purpuratus — Lea (1870)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)
Potamilus purpuratus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)

Unio lugubris Say, 1832
Say, 1832, Amer. Conch. 5: pl. 43.
(new name for Unio ater Lea, 1829)

Unio lugubris — Say (1832)
Unio ater — Lea (1834)
Unio purpuratus — Ferussac (1835), Hanley (1843), Conrad (1853), Küster (1861), Reeve (1865), Call (1895)
Margarita (Unio) purpuratus — Lea (1836), Lea (1838)
Margaron (Unio) purpuratus — Lea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio poulsoni — Sowerby (1866)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)
Proptera purpurata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Potamilus purpuratus — Williams et al. (2008)

Unio poulsoni Conrad, 1834
Conrad, 1834, New Fresh-Water Shells: 25, pl. 1.

Unio poulsoni — Conrad (1834), Sowerby (1866), B.H. Wright (1888)
Symphynota poulsoni — Ferussac (1835)
Margarita (Unio) purpuratus — Lea (1836), Lea (1838)
Unio purpuratus — Hanley (1843), Reeve (1865), Call (1895)
Metaptera poulsoni — Agassiz (1852)
Margaron (Unio) purpuratus — Lea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio (Metaptera) latissimus — Mörch (1853)
Lampsilis (Proptera) alatus var. poulsoni — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) alata var. poulsoni — Simpson (1914)
Proptera purpurata-poulsoni — Frierson (1927)
Proptera purpurata — Haas (1969)
Potamilus alatus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Potamilus purpuratus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)

Unio permiscens Lea, 1859
Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 112.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 102 [106], pl. 17, fig. 251.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86118, Columbus, Miss.

Unio permiscens — Lea (1859), B.H. Wright (1888)
Margaron (Unio) permiscens — Lea (1870)
Lampsilis (Proptera) permiscens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Proptera purpurata — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Potamilus purpuratus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Leptodea fragilis — Williams et al. (2008)

Unio dolosus Lea, 1860
Lea, 1860, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 307.
Lea, 1862, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 75 [79], pl. 9, fig. 224.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86119, Claiborne, Ala.

Unio dolosus — Lea (1860), Sowerby (1866), B.H. Wright (1888)
Margaron (Unio) dolosus — Lea (1870)
Unio gracilis — Call (1895)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)
Lasmonos fragilis — Utterback (1916)
Proptera purpurata-poulsoni — Frierson (1927)
Proptera purpurata — Haas (1969)
Leptodea fragilis — Oesch (1984), Howells et al. (1996)
Potamilus purpuratus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008)

Unio dolosus Sowerby, 1866
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1866, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 41, sp. 228.
(reference to Unio dolosus Lea, 1860)

Unio dolosus — Sowerby (1866)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Proptera purpurata — Frierson (1927)

Unio poulsoni Sowerby, 1866
‘Conrad’ Sowerby, 1866, Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 51, sp. 270.
(reference to Unio poulsoni Conrad, 1834)

Unio poulsoni — Sowerby (1866)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Lampsilis (Proptera) purpuratus — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) alatus var. poulsoni — Simpson (1900)
Lampsilis (Proptera) coloradoensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Lampsilis (Proptera) permiscens — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Proptera purpurata — Ortmann (1912), Utterback (1916), Ortmann (1925), Frierson (1927), Murray & Leonard (1962), Haas (1969), Burch (1975), Gordon et al. (1979), R.I. Johnson (1980), Davis & Fuller (1981)
Lampsilis (Proptera) purpurata — Simpson (1914)
Unio ater — de Gregorio (1914)
Lampsilis (Proptera) alata var. poulsoni — Simpson (1914)
Lasmonos fragilis — Utterback (1916)
Proptera purpurata-poulsoni — Frierson (1927)
Potamilus purpuratus — Oesch (1984), Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), Williams et al. (1993), ..., FMCS (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Leptodea fragilis — Oesch (1984), Howells et al. (1996), Williams et al. (2008)
Potamilus purpurata — Vidrine (1993), R.I. Johnson (1998), Smith et al. (2019)
Potamilus alatus — Parmalee & Bogan (1998)
Potamilus purpuratus coloradoensis — Roe & Lydeard (1998)

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