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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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species Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820): nominal species
     7 specimens available.

Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1818, Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355 [as ‘Potamilus tubercularis’]. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1820, Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 308 [also as ‘U. tuberculata’].
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 23, 52.
(correct name for Potamilus tubercularis Rafinesque, 1818)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_20215, Ohio River.

Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculataRafinesque (1820)
Unio tuberculatusFerussac (1835), Conrad (1836), Küster (1852), Reeve (1864)
Margarita (Unio) verrucosusLea (1836), Lea (1838)
Rotundaria tuberculataAgassiz (1852), Ortmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), Utterback (1915), Ortmann (1918), Thiele (1934), Campbell & Lydeard (2012), Campbell & Lydeard (2012)
Margaron (Unio) verrucosusLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio (Rotundaria) tuberculatusAdams & Adams (1857)
Quadrula (Rotundaria) tuberculataSimpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Simpson (1914)
Quadrula tuberculataOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Vanatta (1915)
Cyclonaias tuberculataOrtmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), F.C. Baker (1928), ..., Graf & Cummings (2021), Neemuchwala et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculataFrierson (1927), Haas (1930)
Cyclonaias tuberculata tuberculataHaas (1969)
Cyclonaias tuberculateGasparini et al. (2020)

Unio graniferus Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: addenda. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 69, pl. 19, fig. 60.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84296, Tuscumbia, Ala.

Unio graniferusLea (1838), Hanley (1843), Conrad (1853), Küster (1861), Reeve (1864), B.H. Wright (1888)
Margarita (Unio) graniferusLea (1836), Lea (1838)
Margaron (Unio) graniferusLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio (Rotundaria) graniferusAdams & Adams (1857)
Quadrula (Rotundaria) graniferaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) graniferusCall (1900)
Rotundaria graniferaUtterback (1915)
Cyclonaias tuberculata graniferaOrtmann (1925), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculata-graniferaFrierson (1927)
Cyclonaias tuberculataR.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Lopes-Lima et al. (2019)

Quadrula (sec. Rotundaria) granifera var. pusilla Simpson, 1900
Simpson, 1900, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 795.
Simpson, 1914, Descr. Cat. Naiades: 906.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio graniferus Lea, 1838)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MCZ_20176, Green River, Kentucky.

Quadrula (sec. Rotundaria) granifera var. pusillaSimpson (1900)
Quadrula (Rotundaria) granifera var. pusillaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculata-pusillaFrierson (1927)
Cyclonaias tuberculata pusillaHaas (1969)
Cyclonaias tuberculataR.I. Johnson (1980), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Lopes-Lima et al. (2019)

Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculata utterbackiana Frierson, 1927
‘Lea’ Utterback, 1915, Amer. Midl. Nat. 4(5): 183, pl. 20, fig. 57a-b [as ‘Plethobasus cooperianus’].
Frierson, 1927, Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 52, sp. 224c.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820)

Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculata utterbackianaFrierson (1927)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculata-utterbackianaFrierson (1927)
Cyclonaias tuberculata utterbackianaHaas (1969)
Cyclonaias tuberculataR.I. Johnson (1980), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Lopes-Lima et al. (2019)

Potamilus tubercularis Rafinesque, 1818
Rafinesque, 1818, Amer. Mon. Mag. 3: 355. [nomen nudum]
Rafinesque, 1864, [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 23.
(incorrect original spelling of Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820)

Potamilus tubercularisRafinesque (1818)

Unio verrucosus Barnes, 1823
Barnes, 1823, Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 123, pl. 5, figs. 6a-b.

Unio verrucosusBarnes (1823), Lea (1829), Ravenel (1834), Jay (1835), Hanley (1843), Lapham (1860), Lewis (1871), B.H. Wright (1888), Pilsbry & Rhoads (1896), de Gregorio (1914)
Unio tuberculatusFerussac (1835), Conrad (1836), Küster (1852), Reeve (1864)
Margarita (Unio) pustulosusLea (1836)
Margarita (Unio) verrucosusLea (1836), Lea (1838)
Unio (Theliderma) verrucosaSwainson (1840)
Rotundaria tuberculataAgassiz (1852), Utterback (1915)
Margaron (Unio) verrucosusLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Unio (Limnium sec. Rotundaria) verrucosusFischer (1887)
Quadrula (Rotundaria) tuberculataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) verrucosusCall (1900)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculataFrierson (1927)
Cyclonaias tuberculataF.C. Baker (1928), Oesch (1984), Strayer & Jirka (1997), Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Lopes-Lima et al. (2019)
Cyclonaias tuberculata tuberculataHaas (1969)

Unio tuberculosus Humboldt & Bonpland, 1827
Valenciennes in Humboldt & Bonpland, 1827, Receuil Observ. Zool. 2: 232.
(error for Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio tuberculosusHumboldt & Bonpland (1827)
Unio verrucosusLea (1829), Hanley (1843)
Unio tuberculatusFerussac (1835), Conrad (1836), Küster (1852), Reeve (1864)
Margarita (Unio) verrucosusLea (1836), Lea (1838)
Margaron (Unio) verrucosusLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Quadrula (Rotundaria) tuberculataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculataFrierson (1927)
Cyclonaias tuberculata tuberculataHaas (1969)
Cyclonaias tuberculataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Unio verrucosus purpureus Hildreth, 1828
Hildreth, 1828, Amer. J. Sci. 14: 281.
(homonym of Unio purpureus Say, 1817; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio verrucosus Barnes, 1823)

Unio verrucosus purpureusHildreth (1828)
Unio tuberculatusFerussac (1835)
Margarita (Unio) verrucosusLea (1836), Lea (1838)
Margaron (Unio) verrucosusLea (1852), Lea (1870)
Quadrula (Rotundaria) tuberculataSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Cyclonaias tuberculataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), Lopes-Lima et al. (2019)

Plethobasus cooperianus Utterback, 1915
‘Lea’ Utterback, 1915, Amer. Midl. Nat. 4(5): 183, pl. 20, fig. 57a-b.
(misidentified reference to Unio cooperianus Lea, 1834)

Plethobasus cooperianusUtterback (1915)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculata-utterbackianaFrierson (1927)
Cyclonaias tuberculata utterbackianaHaas (1969)
Cyclonaias tuberculataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

Cyclonaias tuberculata compressa F.C. Baker, 1928
F.C. Baker, 1928, Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 107, pl. 75, figs. 1-2.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) INHS_82236, Big Vermilion River, 0.5 mi below junction with Middle Fork, [Vermilion Co.], Illinois.

Cyclonaias tuberculata compressaF.C. Baker (1928)

Cylonaias tuberculate Gasparini et al., 2020
Gasparini et al., 2020, Environmental DNA 2(3): Table S1.
(error for Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820)

Cylonaias tuberculateGasparini et al. (2020)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Quadrula (Rotundaria) tuberculataSimpson (1900), Ortmann (1909), Ortmann (1910), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) verrucosusCall (1900)
Quadrula (Rotundaria) graniferaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) graniferusCall (1900)
Quadrula (sec. Rotundaria) granifera var. pusillaSimpson (1900)
Quadrula (Rotundaria) granifera var. pusillaSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Quadrula tuberculataOrtmann (1909), Ortmann (1909), Vanatta (1915)
Rotundaria tuberculataOrtmann (1910), Ortmann (1912), Utterback (1915), Ortmann (1918), Thiele (1934), Campbell & Lydeard (2012), Campbell & Lydeard (2012)
Unio verrucosusde Gregorio (1914)
Rotundaria graniferaUtterback (1915)
Plethobasus cooperianusUtterback (1915)
Cyclonaias tuberculataOrtmann & Walker (1922), Ortmann (1924), Ortmann (1925), F.C. Baker (1928), ..., Graf & Cummings (2021), Neemuchwala et al. (2023), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023)
Cyclonaias tuberculata graniferaOrtmann (1925), F.C. Baker (1928), Haas (1969)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculataFrierson (1927), Haas (1930)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculata-graniferaFrierson (1927)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculata-pusillaFrierson (1927)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculata-utterbackianaFrierson (1927)
Quadrula (Cyclonaias) tuberculata utterbackianaFrierson (1927)
Cyclonaias tuberculata compressaF.C. Baker (1928)
Cyclonaias tuberculata tuberculataHaas (1969)
Cyclonaias tuberculata pusillaHaas (1969)
Cyclonaias tuberculata utterbackianaHaas (1969)
Cyclonaias tuberculateGasparini et al. (2020)
Cylonaias tuberculateGasparini et al. (2020)

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