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Publication Lea (1859): summary

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Lea, I. 1859. Descriptions of eight new species of Unionidæ, from Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11: 112-113. Available electronically.

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Unio aureus Lea, 1859 = Pustulosa pustulosa

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 112.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 195 [17], pl. 26, fig. 264.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84572, Texas.

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Unio burkensis Lea, 1859 = Elliptio complanata

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 112.
Lea, 1859. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 215 [33], pl. 27, fig. 95.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85998, Buck Head Cr., Burke Co., Ga.

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Unio corvus Lea, 1859 = Elliptio congaraea

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 112.
Lea, 1859. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 217 [35], pl. 28, fig. 97.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84539, Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Ga.

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Unio curtus Lea, 1859 = Pleurobema curtum

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 112.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 103 [107], pl. 17, fig. 253.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84737, Columbus, Miss.

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Margaritana elliptica Lea, 1859 = Strophitus radiatus

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 113.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 106 [110], pl. 18, fig. 254.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86258, Columbus, Miss.

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Unio permiscens Lea, 1859 = Potamilus purpuratus

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 112.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 102 [106], pl. 17, fig. 251.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86118, Columbus, Miss.

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Unio spissus Lea, 1859 = Elliptio downiei

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 112.
Lea, 1859. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 208 [26], pl. 25, fig. 89.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84853, Satilla R., Ga.

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Anodonta texasensis Lea, 1859 = Pyganodon grandis

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 113.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 366 [48], pl. 63, fig. 191.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_86680, Texas.

 
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