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Margaritana Schumacher, 1817
856881 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:856881)
unaccepted (objective synonym)
Genus
Margaritifera fluviatilis Schumacher, 1815 accepted as Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
- Subgenus Margaritana (Cumberlandia) accepted as Cumberlandia Ortmann, 1912
- Species Margaritana (Cumberlandia) monodonta (Say, 1829) accepted as Cumberlandia monodonta (Say, 1829)
- Subgenus Margaritana (Heudeana) Frierson, 1922 accepted as Ptychorhynchus C. T. Simpson, 1900 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Margaritana (Margaritiferana) Fagot, 1893 accepted as Margaritifera Schumacher, 1815
- Subgenus Margaritana (Pseudunio) F. Haas, 1910 accepted as Pseudunio F. Haas, 1910
- Species Margaritana (Pseudunio) herrei Hannibal, 1912 † accepted as Margaritifera herrei (Hannibal, 1912) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Margaritana alabamensis I. Lea, 1861 accepted as Pseudodontoideus connasaugaensis (I. Lea, 1858)
- Species Margaritana arcula I. Lea, 1838 accepted as Alasmidonta arcula (I. Lea, 1838)
- Species Margaritana astensis Sacco, 1886 † accepted as Pseudodon astensis (Sacco, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Margaritana auricularia (Spengler, 1793) accepted as Pseudunio auricularius (Spengler, 1793) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Margaritana columbensis I. Lea, 1867 accepted as Strophitus subvexus (Conrad, 1834) accepted as Pseudodontoideus subvexus (Conrad, 1834)
- Species Margaritana connasaugaensis I. Lea, 1858 accepted as Strophitus connasaugaensis (I. Lea, 1858) accepted as Pseudodontoideus connasaugaensis (I. Lea, 1858)
- Species Margaritana curreyiana I. Lea, 1840 accepted as Pegias fabula (I. Lea, 1838)
- Species Margaritana decumbens (I. Lea, 1861) accepted as Elliptio complanata ([Lightfoot], 1786)
- Species Margaritana deltoidea I. Lea, 1838 accepted as Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Species Margaritana dernaica Pallary, 1928 accepted as Pseudunio auricularius (Spengler, 1793) (original combination)
- Species Margaritana distorta (W. Bean, 1836) † accepted as Margaritifera distorta (W. Bean, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Margaritana durrovensis (R. A. Phillips, 1928) accepted as Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Margaritana elliottii I. Lea, 1858 accepted as Anodontoides radiatus (Conrad, 1834) accepted as Strophitus radiatus (Conrad, 1834)
- Species Margaritana elliptica I. Lea, 1859 accepted as Anodontoides radiatus (Conrad, 1834) accepted as Strophitus radiatus (Conrad, 1834)
- Species Margaritana elongata Martinson, 1951 † accepted as Margaritifera baicalica Popova, 1964 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Species Margaritana etowaensis Conrad, 1849 accepted as Lasmigona etowaensis (Conrad, 1849)
- Species Margaritana etowahensis I. Lea, 1858 accepted as Margaritana georgiana I. Lea, 1859 accepted as Lasmigona etowaensis (Conrad, 1849) (junior homonym of M. etowaensis Conrad, 1849, replaced by M. georgiana I. Lea, 1859 )
- Species Margaritana fabula I. Lea, 1838 accepted as Pegias fabula (I. Lea, 1838) (original combination)
- Species Margaritana fluviatilis Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Margaritifera (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (a junior synonym)
- Species Margaritana freytagi Kobelt, 1886 accepted as Margaritifera (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
- Species Margaritana georgiana I. Lea, 1859 accepted as Lasmigona etowaensis (Conrad, 1849) (synonym; replacement name for Margaritana etowahensis I. Lea, 1858 )
- Species Margaritana gesnerii I. Lea, 1858 accepted as Strophitus subvexus (Conrad, 1834) accepted as Pseudodontoideus subvexus (Conrad, 1834)
- Species Margaritana glabra C. M. Kolesnikov, 1956 † accepted as Margaritifera glabra (C. M. Kolesnikov, 1956) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, genus is a junior synonym)
- Species Margaritana hembeli (Conrad, 1838) accepted as Margaritifera hembeli (Conrad, 1838) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Margaritana holstonia I. Lea, 1838 accepted as Lasmigona holstonia (I. Lea, 1838) (original combination)
- Species Margaritana jourdani Roule, 1886 † accepted as Unio galloprovincialis Matheron, 1843 † accepted as Dentaspatharia galloprovincialis (Matheron, 1843) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Margaritana margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Margaritana marginata (Say, 1818) accepted as Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
- Species Margaritana marocana Pallary, 1918 accepted as Pseudunio marocanus (Pallary, 1918) (original combination)
- Species Margaritana michaudi Locard, 1889 accepted as Margaritifera (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (a junior synonym)
- Species Margaritana minor I. Lea, 1845 accepted as Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Species Margaritana mongolica (Middendorff, 1850) accepted as Middendorffinaia mongolica (Middendorff, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Margaritana monodonta (Say, 1829) accepted as Margaritifera monodonta (Say, 1829) accepted as Cumberlandia monodonta (Say, 1829) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Margaritana perdahurica Yokoyama, 1932 † accepted as Margaritifera perdahurica (Yokoyama, 1932) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, genus is a junior synonym)
- Species Margaritana pfeifferiana Bernardi, 1860 accepted as Aspatharia pfeifferiana (Bernardi, 1860) (basionym)
- Species Margaritana pyrenaica Locard, 1889 accepted as Margaritifera (Margaritifera) margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) (a junior synonym)
- Species Margaritana quadrata I. Lea, 1861 accepted as Lasmigona subviridis (Conrad, 1835)
- Species Margaritana raveneliana I. Lea, 1834 accepted as Alasmidonta raveneliana (I. Lea, 1834) (original combination)
- Species Margaritana redomica Pallary, 1923 accepted as Pseudunio auricularius (Spengler, 1793) (original combination)
- Species Margaritana sachalinensis Zhadin, 1938 accepted as Margaritifera laevis (F. Haas, 1910) (a junior synonym)
- Species Margaritana sinuata (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Pseudunio auricularius (Spengler, 1793) (junior synonym)
- Species Margaritana spillmanii I. Lea, 1858 accepted as Strophitus subvexus (Conrad, 1834) accepted as Pseudodontoideus subvexus (Conrad, 1834)
- Species Margaritana subangulata J. G. Cooper, 1894 † accepted as Gonidea coalingensis Arnold, 1909 † (secondary junior homonym of Anodonta angulata var. subangulata Hemphill, 1891; synonym)
- Species Margaritana tombecbeensis I. Lea, 1858 accepted as Pseudodontoideus subvexus (Conrad, 1834) (junior synonym)
- Species Margaritana tombigbeensis "I. Lea, 1862" accepted as Margaritana tombecbeensis I. Lea, 1858 accepted as Pseudodontoideus subvexus (Conrad, 1834) (incorrect subsequent spelling of M. tombecbeensis I. Lea, 1858; not qualifying as an emendation)
- Species Margaritana triangulata I. Lea, 1858 accepted as Alasmidonta triangulata (I. Lea, 1858)
- Species Margaritana vignouana Bernardi, 1859 accepted as Aspatharia rugifera (Dunker, 1858)
- Species Margaritana vondembuschiana I. Lea, 1840 accepted as Monodontina vondembuschiana (I. Lea, 1840) accepted as Pseudodon vondembuschianus (I. Lea, 1840) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Margaritana wetzleri Dunker, 1848 † accepted as Pseudunio flabellatus (Goldfuss, 1837) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Margaritana woodthorpi Godwin-Austen, 1919 accepted as Gibbosula laosensis (I. Lea, 1863) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Margaritana matheroni Oppenheim, 1895 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
recent + fossil
feminine
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Margaritana Schumacher, 1817. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=856881 on 2025-03-30
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Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
basis of record Graf, D. & Cummings, K. (2007). Review of the systematics and global diversity of freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 73(4): 291-314. [details]
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): 148 [details]
additional source Henderson, J. (1928). <i>Margaritifera</i> vs. <i>Margaritana</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 41(3): 91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519822 [details]
basis of record Graf, D. & Cummings, K. (2007). Review of the systematics and global diversity of freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 73(4): 291-314. [details]
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): 148 [details]
additional source Henderson, J. (1928). <i>Margaritifera</i> vs. <i>Margaritana</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 41(3): 91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519822 [details]