Marine Species Traits - Ptychobranchus C. T. Simpson, 1900

Traits taxon details

Ptychobranchus C. T. Simpson, 1900

AphiaID

856826 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:856826)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Lampsilini Ihering, 1901

Original name

Ptychobranchus C. T. Simpson, 1900

Direct children (8)

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Species Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque, 1820)
Species Ptychobranchus foremanianus (I. Lea, 1842)
Species Ptychobranchus greenii (Conrad, 1834)
Species Ptychobranchus jonesi (van der Schalie, 1934)
Species Ptychobranchus langeckeri Modell, 1950 †
Species Ptychobranchus occidentalis (Conrad, 1836)
Species Ptychobranchus subtentus (Say, 1825)
Species Ptychobranchus subtentum (Say, 1825) accepted as Ptychobranchus subtentus (Say, 1825) (incorrect ending)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Simpson, C. T. (1900). New and unfigured Unionidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 52: 74-86, pls 1-5., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24693954
page(s): 79 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ptychobranchus Simpson, 1900. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=856826 on 2025-09-16

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ptychobranchus C. T. Simpson, 1900. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=856826 on 2025-09-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-10-16 08:33:15Z

created

Bieler, Rüdiger

2019-06-19 02:40:10Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2019-06-27 00:15:13Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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Sources (2)
Links (2)

original description Simpson, C. T. (1900). New and unfigured Unionidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 52: 74-86, pls 1-5., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24693954
page(s): 79 [details]

basis of record Williams, J. D., Bogan, A. E. & Garner, J. T. (2008). Freshwater mussels of Alabama and the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa. 908 pp. [details]

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ptychobranchus)
To Genbank