MolluscaBase taxon details
Potamilus fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820)
1449834 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1449834)
accepted
Species
Lampsilis (Leptodea) fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) · unaccepted
Lampsilis (Proptera) gracilis (Barnes, 1823) · unaccepted
Lampsilis (Proptera) simpsoni (Ferriss, 1900) · unaccepted
Lampsilis gracilis (Barnes, 1823) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Lampsilis gracilis var. lacustris F. C. Baker, 1922 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lampsilis simpsoni Ferriss, 1900 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Lasmonos fragilis Rafinesque, 1831 · unaccepted
Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) · unaccepted
Leptodea fragilis lacustris (F. C. Baker, 1922) · unaccepted
Margarita (Unio) atratus (Swainson, 1823) · unaccepted
Margarita (Unio) gracilis (Barnes, 1823) · unaccepted
Margaron (Unio) gracilis (Barnes, 1823) · unaccepted
Medionidus mcglameriae van der Schalie, 1939 · unaccepted
Proptera gracilis (Barnes, 1823) · unaccepted
Unio (Leptodea) fragilis Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted (basionym)
Unio (Leptodea) fragilis fuscata Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted
Unio atrata Swainson, 1823 · unaccepted
Unio gracilis Barnes, 1823 · unaccepted
Unio planus Barnes, 1823 · unaccepted
(of Unio (Leptodea) fragilis Rafinesque, 1820) Rafinesque C.S. (1820). Monographie des coquilles bivalves et fluviatiles de la Rivière Ohio, contenant douze genres et soixante-huit espéces. <em>Annales Générales des Sciences Physiques.</em> 5(5): 287-322, pls 80-82., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k991081/f2.image
page(s): 395 [details]
page(s): 395 [details]
Note USA, Kentucky, in creeks (the lectotype locality)
Type locality USA, Kentucky, in creeks (the lectotype locality) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Potamilus fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1449834 on 2025-03-30
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original description
(of Unio (Leptodea) fragilis Rafinesque, 1820) Rafinesque C.S. (1820). Monographie des coquilles bivalves et fluviatiles de la Rivière Ohio, contenant douze genres et soixante-huit espéces. <em>Annales Générales des Sciences Physiques.</em> 5(5): 287-322, pls 80-82., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k991081/f2.image
page(s): 395 [details]
original description (of Lampsilis simpsoni Ferriss, 1900) Ferriss, J. H. (1900). A new <i>Lampsilis</i> from Arkansas. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 14(4): 38-39 [August]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1731549 [details]
original description (of Lampsilis gracilis var. lacustris F. C. Baker, 1922) Baker, F. C. (1922). New species and varieties of Mollusca from Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin, with new records from this state. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 35(4): 130-133., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1712170
page(s): 131-132 [details]
new combination reference Smith C.H., Pfeiffer J.M. & Johnson N.A. (2020). Comparative phylogenomics reveal complex evolution of life history strategies in a clade of bivalves with parasitic larvae (Bivalvia: Unionoida: Ambleminae). <em>Cladistics.</em> 36(5): 505-520., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.12423 [details]
page(s): 395 [details]
original description (of Lampsilis simpsoni Ferriss, 1900) Ferriss, J. H. (1900). A new <i>Lampsilis</i> from Arkansas. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 14(4): 38-39 [August]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1731549 [details]
original description (of Lampsilis gracilis var. lacustris F. C. Baker, 1922) Baker, F. C. (1922). New species and varieties of Mollusca from Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin, with new records from this state. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 35(4): 130-133., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1712170
page(s): 131-132 [details]
new combination reference Smith C.H., Pfeiffer J.M. & Johnson N.A. (2020). Comparative phylogenomics reveal complex evolution of life history strategies in a clade of bivalves with parasitic larvae (Bivalvia: Unionoida: Ambleminae). <em>Cladistics.</em> 36(5): 505-520., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.12423 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality USA, Kentucky, in creeks (the lectotype locality) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | fragile papershell [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes) (from synonym Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820))
To Conchology (Leptodea fragilis) (from synonym Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Potamilus fragilis)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 60 proteins)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 60 proteins) (from synonym Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820))
To IUCN Red List (Extinct) (from synonym Medionidus mcglameriae van der Schalie, 1939)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 160709 Lampsilis simpsoni Holotype) (from synonym Lampsilis simpsoni Ferriss, 1900)
To Conchology (Leptodea fragilis) (from synonym Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Potamilus fragilis)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 60 proteins)
To GenBank (73 nucleotides; 60 proteins) (from synonym Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820))
To IUCN Red List (Extinct) (from synonym Medionidus mcglameriae van der Schalie, 1939)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 160709 Lampsilis simpsoni Holotype) (from synonym Lampsilis simpsoni Ferriss, 1900)
