Publication Leach (1847): summary

Full Citation

Leach, W.E. 1847. The classification of the British Mollusca. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20: 267-273. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Damalis Leach, 1847

Leach, 1847. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 20: 273.
(homonym of Fabricius, 1805 [Diptera]; error for Damaris Swainson, 1823)
Type species: Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758 (monotypy) = Margaritifera margaritifera

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta cygnea b. stagnalis = Anodonta cygnea

Anodonta cygnea c. anatina = Anodonta anatina

Anodonta cygnea d. avonensis = Anodonta cygnea

Damalis margaritifera = Margaritifera margaritifera

Unio ovalis = Unio tumidus

Unio pictorum