Smith, A.H. (1944), New and interesting Cortinarii from North America. Lloydia 7 (3): 203 [nom. nov.]

replaced synonym: Cortinarius subcinnamomeus Cleland nom. illeg.

Ammirati, J.F. (1975), Cortinarius, sect. Dermocybe — Cortinarius clelandii. Mycotaxon 3: 98, figs 1-5 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "collection ADW 15118 is selected as the lectotype for C. clelandii Smith (synonym: C. subcinnamomeus Cleland ...)"

• Comment: "Collection ADW 15119 ... contained two elements ... two basidiocarps were totally unrelated ... These were separated ... and designated as ADW 15119a. ... Collection BPI 70684 ... [is] microscopically similar to collections ADW 15118a [a discordant element separated out from ADW 15118] and ADW 15119 and ... ADW 15118a, ADW 15119, and BPI 70684 significantly differ from the lectotype (ADW 15118)."

Grgurinovic, C.A. (1997), Larger Fungi of South Australia: 139 [basionym]

basionym of: Dermocybe clelandii (A.H.Sm.) Grgur. legitimate

AusFungi (2019), AusFungi 21 Jan. 2019: - AFL [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Dermocybe clelandii (A.H.Sm.) Grgur. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cortinarius subcinnamomeus Cleland nom. illeg.

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