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Publication Lea (1856): summary
Full Citation
Lea, I. 1856. Description of twenty-five new species of exotic uniones. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8: 92-95. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal Species
Unio africanus Lea, 1856 = Unio caffer
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 94.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 300 [20], pl. 27, fig. 15.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_85233, C. Good Hope.
Unio brownii Lea, 1856 = Diplodon delodontus
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 95.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 307 [27], pl. 29, fig. 22.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86124, “Mocha Arabia” Prob. S. America.
Unio dunkerianus Lea, 1856 = Diplodon ellipticus
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 94.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 305 [25], pl. 28, fig. 20.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84155, Rio Grande, New Grenada.
Unio effulgens Lea, 1856 = Diplodon multistriatus
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 94.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 303 [23], pl. 28, fig. 18.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84406, Brazil.
Unio eximius Lea, 1856 = Lens eximius
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 294 [14], pl. 25, fig. 8.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_83900, Siam.
There are 25 available nominal species attributed to this publication (26 total).
Unio gravidus Lea, 1856 = Physunio superbus
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 292 [12], pl. 24, fig. 5.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_83935, Siam.
Unio hainesianus Lea, 1856 = Chamberlainia hainesiana
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 92.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 289 [9], pl. 21, fig. 1.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE AMNH_31070 (by Boyko & Sage, 1996: 25), Siam, Asia.
Unio housei Lea, 1856 = Hyriopsis myersiana
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 92.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 291 [11], pl. 23, fig. 3.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_83951, Siam.
Unio humilis Lea, 1856 = Scabies humilis
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 296 [16], pl. 26, fig. 10.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_84153, Siam.
Unio inornatus Lea, 1856 = Lens inornatus
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 293 [13], pl. 24, fig. 6.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_85196, Siam.
Unio lutens Lea, 1856 = Leoparreysia tavoyensis
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio luteus Lea, 1856)
Unio luteus Lea, 1856 = Leoparreysia tavoyensis
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93 [as ‘lutens’].
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 291 [11], pl. 24, fig. 4.
(correct name for Unio lutens Lea, 1856)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE AMNH_29109, Newville [Tavoy], Burma, Asia.
Unio myersianus Lea, 1856 = Hyriopsis myersiana
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 92.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 290 [10], pl. 22, fig. 2.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_83950, Siam.
Unio nucleus Lea, 1856 = Scabies nucleus
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 94.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 306 [26], pl. 28, fig. 21.
Unio phaselus Lea, 1856 = Scabies phaselus
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 94.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 297 [17], pl. 26, fig. 11.
(renamed Unio phaseolus de Gregorio, 1914)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_84143, Siam.
Unio rusticus Lea, 1856 = Lens contradens
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 294 [14], pl. 25, fig. 7.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_84082, Siam.
Unio sagittarius Lea, 1856 = Ensidens sagittarius
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 298 [18], pl. 26, fig. 12.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_85934 (by Boyko & Sage, 1996: 27), Siam.
Unio scobinatus Lea, 1856 = Scabies scobinatus
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 299 [19], pl. 26, fig. 13.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84145, Siam.
Unio shurtleffianus Lea, 1856 = Indonaia shurtleffiana
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 94.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 302 [22], pl. 27, fig. 17.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MCZ_175566, [Bombay] Ahmednager, India.
Unio shuttleworthii Lea, 1856 = Alathyria pertexta
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 94.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 304 [24], pl. 28, fig. 19.
(homonym of Unio shuttleworthi Küster, 1856)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_84416, Moreton Bay, Australia.
Unio suavidicus Lea, 1856 = Diplodon suavidicus
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 95.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 309 [29], pl. 29, fig. 24.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85727, Amazon R., S.A.
Unio substriatus Lea, 1856 = Indonaia substriata
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 300 [20], pl. 26, fig. 14 [as ‘subtriatus’ in text].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85199, Siam.
Unio tumidulus Lea, 1856 = Lens contradens
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 93.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 295 [15], pl. 25, fig. 9.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_84712, Siam.
Unio umbrosus Lea, 1856 = Mesonaias umbrosa
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 95.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 311 [31], pl. 30, fig. 26.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_84848 (by R.I. Johnson, 1974: 151), Medellin R., Mexico.
Unio verreauianus Lea, 1856 = Unio caffer
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 94.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 301 [21], pl. 27, fig. 16.
(renamed Unio verreauxianus Lea, 1867)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_84418 (by Boyko & Sage, 1996: 28), C. Good Hope.
Unio wheatleyanus Lea, 1856 = Diplodon burroughianus
Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 94.
Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 308 [28], pl. 29, fig. 23.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85335, Montevideo, Uruguay.
