MolluscaBase taxon details
Potamilus leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820)
1449835 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1449835)
accepted
Species
Anodon purpurascens Swainson, 1823 · unaccepted
Lampsilis (Leptodea) leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) · unaccepted
Lampsilis (Leptodea) velum (Say, 1829) · unaccepted
Lampsilis (Proptera) blatchleyi (Daniels, 1902) · unaccepted
Lampsilis (Proptera) leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) · unaccepted
Lampsilis blatchleyi Daniels, 1902 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Lampsilis leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) · unaccepted
Lampsilis tenuissimus (I. Lea, 1829) · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Lampsilis velum (Say, 1829) · unaccepted
Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820) · unaccepted
Leptodea velum (Say, 1829) · unaccepted
Margarita (Unio) tenuissimus (I. Lea, 1829) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margaron (Unio) tenuissimus (I. Lea, 1829) · unaccepted (recombination)
Symphynota tenuissima I. Lea, 1829 · unaccepted
Unio (Leptodea) leptodon Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted
Unio (Leptodea) leptodon olivacea Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted
Unio (Symphynota) tenuissima (I. Lea, 1829) · unaccepted (recombination)
Unio tenuissimus (I. Lea, 1829) · unaccepted (recombination)
Unio velum Say, 1829 · unaccepted
(of Unio (Leptodea) leptodon 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): 355 [details]
page(s): 355 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Potamilus leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1449835 on 2026-09-28
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original description
(of Lampsilis blatchleyi Daniels, 1902) Daniels, L. E. (1902). A new species of <i>Lampsilis</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 16(2): 13-14, plate 2., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1754286 [details]
original description (of Symphynota tenuissima I. Lea, 1829) Lea I. (1829). Description of a new genus of the family of naïades, including eight species, four of which are new; also the description of eleven new species of the genus <i>Unio</i> from the rivers of the United States: with observation on some of the characters of the naïades. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> new ser., 3: 403-457, pls 7-14., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4487916
page(s): 453, pl. 11, fig. 21 [details]
original description (of Unio (Leptodea) leptodon 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): 355 [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]
original description (of Symphynota tenuissima I. Lea, 1829) Lea I. (1829). Description of a new genus of the family of naïades, including eight species, four of which are new; also the description of eleven new species of the genus <i>Unio</i> from the rivers of the United States: with observation on some of the characters of the naïades. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> new ser., 3: 403-457, pls 7-14., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4487916
page(s): 453, pl. 11, fig. 21 [details]
original description (of Unio (Leptodea) leptodon 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): 355 [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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | scaleshell [from synonym] | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 20214)
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Potamilus leptodon)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 30 proteins) (from synonym Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820))
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened) (from synonym Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86052 Symphynota tenuissima Paratype) (from synonym Symphynota tenuissima I. Lea, 1829)
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Potamilus leptodon)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 30 proteins) (from synonym Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820))
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened) (from synonym Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 86052 Symphynota tenuissima Paratype) (from synonym Symphynota tenuissima I. Lea, 1829)
