WoRMS name details
Viviparus subpurpureus (Say, 1829)
1296734 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1296734)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Paludina subpurpurea Say, 1829 · unaccepted (original combination)
Vivipara texana Tryon, 1862 · unaccepted
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(of Paludina subpurpurea Say, 1829) Say T. (1829). Descriptions of some new terrestrial and fluviatile shells of North America. <em>The Disseminator of Useful Knowledge; containing hints to the youth of the U. States, from the School of Industry.</em> 2(16): 244-246 [12 August 1829].
page(s): 245 [details]
page(s): 245 [details]
Note USA, Fox River, an arm of the Wabash [White...
Type locality USA, Fox River, an arm of the Wabash [White County, Illinois]. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Viviparus subpurpureus (Say, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1296734 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Paludina subpurpurea Say, 1829) Say T. (1829). Descriptions of some new terrestrial and fluviatile shells of North America. <em>The Disseminator of Useful Knowledge; containing hints to the youth of the U. States, from the School of Industry.</em> 2(16): 244-246 [12 August 1829].
page(s): 245 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 245 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Clench, W. J. & Fuller, S. L. H. (1965). The genus <i>Viviparus</i> in North America. <em>Occasional Papers on Mollusks, Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 2: 385-412., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4295601
page(s): 387, pl. 65, figs. 5-8; pl. 67 [details]
additional source Clench, W. J. (1930). A note on the habitat of <i>Viviparus subpurpureus</i> (Say). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 44(2): 70., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8514928 [details]
additional source Branson, B. A. (1962). <i>Viviparus subpurpureus</i> in Oklahoma. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 75(3): 124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8283048 [details]
page(s): 387, pl. 65, figs. 5-8; pl. 67 [details]
additional source Clench, W. J. (1930). A note on the habitat of <i>Viviparus subpurpureus</i> (Say). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 44(2): 70., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8514928 [details]
additional source Branson, B. A. (1962). <i>Viviparus subpurpureus</i> in Oklahoma. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 75(3): 124., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8283048 [details]





From editor or global species database
Type locality USA, Fox River, an arm of the Wabash [White County, Illinois]. [details]
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Paludina subpurpurea. Say, 1829. Disseminator of Useful Knowledge 2 (16): 245 - catalog no. 27710) (from synonym Paludina subpurpurea Say, 1829)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Vivipara texana. Tryon, 1862. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 451-452, text-fig. p. 451 - catalog no. 27714) (from synonym Vivipara texana Tryon, 1862)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Vivipara texana. Tryon, 1862. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 451-452, text-fig. p. 451 - catalog no. 27714) (from synonym Vivipara texana Tryon, 1862)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)