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Alasmidonta Say, 1818

571695  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:571695)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Palaeoheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Unionida (Order)
  9. Unionoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Unionidae (Family)
  11. Unioninae (Subfamily)
  12. Anodontini (Tribe)
  13. Alasmidonta (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Unio undulata Say, 1817 accepted as Alasmidonta undulata (Say, 1817) (type by typification of replaced name)
Alasmidonta (Alasmidens) A. H. Clarke, 1981 · alternative representation
Alasmidonta (Alasmidonta) Say, 1818 · alternative representation
Alasmidonta (Bullella) C. T. Simpson, 1900 · alternative representation
Alasmidonta (Decurambis) Rafinesque, 1831 · alternative representation
Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) C. T. Simpson, 1900 · alternative representation
Alasmidonta (Rugifera) C. T. Simpson, 1900 · alternative representation
Alasmodon G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 · unaccepted (Invalid: unjustified emendation...)  
Invalid: unjustified emendation of Alasmidonta Say, 1818
Alasmodonta [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Alasmodonta (Rugifera) C. T. Simpson, 1900 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Anelasmodon Agassiz, 1846 · unaccepted (replacement name)
Anelasmodonta Herrmannsen, 1846 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Bullella C. T. Simpson, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Monodonta Say, 1817 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Monodonta Lamarck, 1799 [Gastropoda]; Alasmidonta is a replacement name
Pressodonta C. T. Simpson, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Rugifera C. T. Simpson, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Unio (Alasmodon) G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 · unaccepted (invalid: unjustified emendation)
Unio (Alasmodonta) Say, 1818 · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Vanderschaliea Modell, 1943 † · unaccepted > superseded rank

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  1. Species Alasmidonta arcula (I. Lea, 1838)
  2. Species Alasmidonta atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831)
  3. Species Alasmidonta kolasii (Modell, 1931) †
  4. Species Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
  5. Species Alasmidonta mccordi Athearn, 1964
  6. Species Alasmidonta raveneliana (I. Lea, 1834)
  7. Species Alasmidonta robusta A. H. Clarke, 1981
  8. Species Alasmidonta triangulata (I. Lea, 1858)
  9. Species Alasmidonta undulata (Say, 1817)
  10. Species Alasmidonta uwharriensis Whelan, M. Perkins & Mays, 2023
  11. Species Alasmidonta varicosa (Lamarck, 1819)
  12. Species Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)
  13. Species Alasmidonta wrightiana (B. Walker, 1901)
  14. Subgenus Alasmidonta (Pegias) C. T. Simpson, 1900 accepted as Pegias C. T. Simpson, 1900 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    1. Species Alasmidonta (Pegias) fabula (I. Lea, 1838) represented as Pegias fabula (I. Lea, 1838)
  15. Subgenus Alasmidonta (Prolasmidonta) Ortmann, 1914 accepted as Prolasmidonta Ortmann, 1914 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Alasmidonta (Prolasmidonta) heterodon (I. Lea, 1829) accepted as Prolasmidonta heterodon (I. Lea, 1829) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  16. Subgenus Alasmidonta (Sulcularia) Rafinesque, 1831 accepted as Lasmigona Rafinesque, 1831
    1. Species Alasmidonta (Sulcularia) badia (Rafinesque, 1831) accepted as Lasmigona holstonia (I. Lea, 1838)
    2. Species Alasmidonta (Sulcularia) diversa (Conrad, 1856) accepted as Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)
  17. Species Alasmidonta atropurpureum (Rafinesque, 1831) accepted as Alasmidonta atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831)
  18. Species Alasmidonta badia (Rafinesque, 1831) accepted as Lasmigona holstonia (I. Lea, 1838)
  19. Species Alasmidonta badium (Rafinesque, 1831) accepted as Lasmigona holstonia (I. Lea, 1838)
  20. Species Alasmidonta calceolus (I. Lea, 1830) accepted as Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)
  21. Species Alasmidonta collina (Conrad, 1837) accepted as Pleurobema collina (Conrad, 1837) accepted as Parvaspina collina (Conrad, 1837) (recombination)
  22. Species Alasmidonta columbensis (I. Lea, 1857) accepted as Uniomerus columbensis (I. Lea, 1857)
  23. Species Alasmidonta costata Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820)
  24. Species Alasmidonta deltoidea (I. Lea, 1838) accepted as Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)
  25. Species Alasmidonta elliottii (I. Lea, 1858) accepted as Anodontoides radiatus (Conrad, 1834) accepted as Strophitus radiatus (Conrad, 1834)
  26. Species Alasmidonta etowahensis (I. Lea, 1858) accepted as Lasmigona etowaensis (Conrad, 1849) (recombination; junior homonym)
  27. Species Alasmidonta fabula (I. Lea, 1838) accepted as Pegias fabula (I. Lea, 1838) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  28. Species Alasmidonta georgiana (I. Lea, 1859) accepted as Lasmigona etowaensis (Conrad, 1849)
  29. Species Alasmidonta heterodon (I. Lea, 1829) accepted as Prolasmidonta heterodon (I. Lea, 1829) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  30. Species Alasmidonta hians (Rafinesque, 1831) accepted as Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820)
  31. Species Alasmidonta holstonia (I. Lea, 1838) accepted as Lasmigona holstonia (I. Lea, 1838) (recombination)
  32. Species Alasmidonta minor (I. Lea, 1845) accepted as Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)
  33. Species Alasmidonta papyraceum (Rafinesque, 1831) accepted as Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820)
  34. Species Alasmidonta scriptum (Rafinesque, 1831) accepted as Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
  35. Species Alasmidonta truncata (B. H. Wright, 1898) accepted as Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
  36. Subgenus Alasmidonta (Alasmidens) A. H. Clarke, 1981 represented as Alasmidonta Say, 1818
    1. Species Alasmidonta (Alasmidens) mccordi (Athearn, 1964) accepted as Alasmidonta mccordi Athearn, 1964
  37. Subgenus Alasmidonta (Alasmidonta) Say, 1818 represented as Alasmidonta Say, 1818
    1. Species Alasmidonta (Alasmidonta) undulata (Say, 1817) accepted as Alasmidonta undulata (Say, 1817)
  38. Subgenus Alasmidonta (Bullella) C. T. Simpson, 1900 represented as Alasmidonta Say, 1818
    1. Species Alasmidonta (Bullella) arcula (I. Lea, 1838) accepted as Alasmidonta arcula (I. Lea, 1838) (recombination)
    2. Species Alasmidonta (Bullella) triangulata (I. Lea, 1858) accepted as Alasmidonta triangulata (I. Lea, 1858)
  39. Subgenus Alasmidonta (Decurambis) Rafinesque, 1831 represented as Alasmidonta Say, 1818
    1. Species Alasmidonta (Decurambis) atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831) accepted as Alasmidonta atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831)
    2. Species Alasmidonta (Decurambis) marginata (Say, 1818) accepted as Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
    3. Species Alasmidonta (Decurambis) raveneliana (I. Lea, 1834) accepted as Alasmidonta raveneliana (I. Lea, 1834)
    4. Species Alasmidonta (Decurambis) robusta A. H. Clarke, 1981 accepted as Alasmidonta robusta A. H. Clarke, 1981
    5. Species Alasmidonta (Decurambis) varicosa (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Alasmidonta varicosa (Lamarck, 1819)
  40. Subgenus Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) C. T. Simpson, 1900 represented as Alasmidonta Say, 1818
    1. Species Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) calceola (I. Lea, 1830) accepted as Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820) (incorrect gender ending, species epithet is a noun)
    2. Species Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) collina (Conrad, 1837) accepted as Pleurobema collina (Conrad, 1837) accepted as Parvaspina collina (Conrad, 1837) (recombination)
    3. Species Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) diversa (Conrad, 1856) accepted as Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)
    4. Species Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) etowahensis (I. Lea, 1858) accepted as Lasmigona etowaensis (Conrad, 1849) (recombination; junior homonym)
    5. Species Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) georgiana (I. Lea, 1859) accepted as Lasmigona etowaensis (Conrad, 1849)
    6. Species Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) heterodon (I. Lea, 1829) accepted as Prolasmidonta heterodon (I. Lea, 1829) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    7. Species Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) holstonia (I. Lea, 1838) accepted as Lasmigona holstonia (I. Lea, 1838) (recombination)
    8. Species Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) minor (I. Lea, 1845) accepted as Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)
    9. Species Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) viridis (Rafinesque, 1820) accepted as Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)
  41. Subgenus Alasmidonta (Rugifera) C. T. Simpson, 1900 represented as Alasmidonta Say, 1818
    1. Species Alasmidonta (Rugifera) marginata (Say, 1818) accepted as Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
    2. Species Alasmidonta (Rugifera) raveneliana (I. Lea, 1834) accepted as Alasmidonta raveneliana (I. Lea, 1834)
    3. Species Alasmidonta (Rugifera) truncata (B. H. Wright, 1898) accepted as Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
    4. Species Alasmidonta (Rugifera) varicosa (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Alasmidonta varicosa (Lamarck, 1819)
  42. Subgenus Alasmidonta (Vanderschaliea) Modell, 1943 † represented as Alasmidonta Say, 1818
    1. Species Alasmidonta (Vanderschaliea) kolasii (Modell, 1931) † represented as Alasmidonta kolasii (Modell, 1931) †
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Say, T. (1818). Description of a new genus of fresh water bivalve shells. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1(2): 459-460 , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24680739
page(s): 459 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Alasmidonta Say, 1818. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571695 on 2025-03-30
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original description Say, T. (1818). Description of a new genus of fresh water bivalve shells. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1(2): 459-460 , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24680739
page(s): 459 [details] 

original description (of Monodonta Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817). Conchology. - In: Nicholson, W.: American edition of the British Encyclopedia, or, dictionary of arts and sciences comprising an accurate and popular view of the present improved state of human knowledge. First Edition, A-3 - C-6 [= 1-20], pl. [1-4].
page(s): [unpaginated] [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Decurambis Rafinesque, 1831) Rafinesque C.S. (1831). Continuation of a monograph of the bivalve shells [...]. Including an appendix on some bivalve shells of the rivers of Hindostan with a supplement on the fossil bivalves of the Western states, and the Tulosites, a new genus of fossils. <em>Philadelphia : William Sharpless, printer, 1831.</em> 8 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49035464
page(s): 5 [details] 

original description (of Anelasmodonta Herrmannsen, 1846) Herrmannsen, A. N. (1846-1852). Indicis Generum Malacozoorum primordia. Fischer, Cassel. Vol. 1: i-xxviii, 1-637 pp. [i-xxviii + 1-104: 1 Sep 1846; 105-232: 1 Dec 1846; 233-360: 1 Mar 1847; 361-488: 18 Apr 1847; 489-616: 25 May 1847; 617-637: 17 Jul 1847]; 2: 1-717, xxix-xlii pp. [1-104: 17 Jul 1847; 105-232: 8 Sep 1847; 233-352: 7 Dec 1847; 353-492: 18 Feb 1848; 493-612: Feb 1849; 613-717 + xxix-xliii: Mar 1849]; Supplementa et corrigenda: i-v, 1-140 pp. [Dec 1852]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10695423
page(s): 54 [details] 

original description (of Alasmodon G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1824). Some observations on the Lamarckian Naiades, and the propriety of uniting them all under one generic name. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1: 53–55 [March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570780
page(s): 55 [details] 

original description (of Alasmidonta (Alasmidens) A. H. Clarke, 1981) Clarke, A. H. (1981). The Tribe Alasmidontini (Unionidae: Anodontinae), part I: <i>Pegias</i>, <i>Alasmidonta</i>, and <i>Arcidens</i>. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 326: 1-101., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Zoology/pdf_hi/SCTZ-0326.pdf
page(s): 35 [details] 

original description (of Alasmidonta (Bullella) C. T. Simpson, 1900) Simpson, C. T. (1900). Synopsis of the naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 22(1205): 501-1044, plate 18., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32021246
page(s): 672 [details] 

original description (of Alasmidonta (Pressodonta) C. T. Simpson, 1900) Simpson, C. T. (1900). Synopsis of the naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 22(1205): 501-1044, plate 18., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32021246
page(s): 667 [details] 

original description (of Alasmidonta (Rugifera) C. T. Simpson, 1900) Simpson, C. T. (1900). Synopsis of the naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 22(1205): 501-1044, plate 18., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32021246
page(s): 670 [details] 

original description (of Alasmodonta (Pressodonta) C. T. Simpson, 1900) Simpson, C. T. (1900). Synopsis of the naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 22(1205): 501-1044, plate 18., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32021246
page(s): 667 [details] 

original description (of Vanderschaliea Modell, 1943 †) Modell, H. (1943). Tertiäre Najaden III. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 75: 107-117., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-fuer-Molluskenkunde_75_0107-0117.pdf
page(s): 112-113 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Clench, W. J. & Turner, R. D. (1956). Freshwater mollusks of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida from the Escambia to the Suwannee River. <em>Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences.</em> 1(3): 97-239, pls. 1-9., available online at https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/03/Vol-1-No-3.pdf
page(s): 179-180 [details] 
 
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