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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Lea (1862): summary
publication summary Complete CitationLea, I. 1862. Descriptions of ten new species of Unionidæ of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 168-169. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesAnodonta leonensis Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 25 [29], pl. 9, fig. 24.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_87806 (by R.I. Johnson, 1974: 83), Leon, Texas. | |
Anodonta tryonii Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 28 [32], pl. 10, fig. 27.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86572, Potomac R., near chain bridge, D.C. | |
Anodonta williamsii Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 27 [31], pl. 10, fig. 26.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86687, Potomac R., near Mt. Vernon, Va. | |
Unio arkansasensis Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
 Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 206 [28], pl. 30, fig. 275.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_25710, Hot Springs, Arkansas. | |
Unio bealei Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
 Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 204 [26], pl. 30, fig. 273.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_85305 (by R.I. Johnson, 1974: 19), Leon Co., Texas. | |
Unio gerhardtii Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 168.
 Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 208 [30], pl. 31, fig. 277.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_25711, Chattanooga, Ga. | |
Unio grandidens Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 168.
 Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 205 [27], pl. 30, fig. 274.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84313, Hot Springs, Ark. [no - Asia]. | |
Unio leibii Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 168.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 44 [48], pl. 15, fig. 42.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84425, Michigan. | |
Unio mercerii Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
 Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 209 [31], pl. 31, fig. 278.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86057, Lee Co., Flint Dr., Ga. | |
Unio speciosus Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 168.
 Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 207 [29], pl. 31, fig. 276.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_84172 (by R.I. Johnson, 1974: 134), Leon Co., Texas. | |
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