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Publication Call (1900): summary
Full Citation
Call, R.E. 1900. A descriptive illustrated catalogue of the Mollusca of Indiana. Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources (1899) (24th annual ed.): 335-535.
Attributed Nominal Species
Quadrula lachrymosa ‘Lea’ of Authors = Quadrula quadrula
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 378.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 177.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 256.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 497.
Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 9, sp. 33.
Call, 1895. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 7: 21.
F.C. Baker, 1898. Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 3(1): 83, pl. 25, fig. 1; pl. 12, fig. 2.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 776.
Call, 1900. Ind. Dept. Geol. Nat. Res. (1899): 489.
Ortmann, 1909. Nautilus 22(10): 100.
Ortmann, 1909. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 5: 199.
Ortmann, 1910. Nautilus 23(11): 140.
Ortmann, 1910. Nautilus 23: 116.
Ortmann, 1912. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 8: 253.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 839, 841.
Vanatta, 1915. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 67: 556.
Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 14, 16.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 47.
F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 84.
R.I. Johnson, 1980. Bull. MCZ 149(2): 90.
Vidrine, 1993. Histr. Distr. Freshw. Mussels LA: 53.
Strayer & Jirka, 1997. Pearly Mussels NY (26): 98.
(error for Unio lacrymosus Lea, 1828)
Unio manubrius ‘Gould’ of Authors = Uniomerus tetralasmus
‘Gould’ of Authors.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 158.
Call, 1895. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 7: 53.
Call, 1900. Ind. Dept. Geol. Nat. Res. (1899): 518.
(error for Unio manubius Gould, 1855)
Unio obliquus ‘Lamarck’ of Authors = Pleurobema cordatum
‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Call, 1900. Ind. Dept. Geol. Nat. Res. (1899): 501, pl. 57.
Ortmann, 1912. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 8: 264.
(reference to Unio obliqua Lamarck, 1819)
Unio orbiculatus Call, 1900 = Lampsilis higginsii
‘Hildreth’ Call, 1900. Ind. Dept. Geol. Nat. Res. (1899): 492.
Baker, 1905. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 15: 253.
Shimek, 1921. Iowa Conserv. 5: 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828)
Taxonomic Opinions
Unio (Anodonta) dehiscens Say, 1829 = Hemistena lata
Unio (Anodonta) edentula (Say, 1829) = Strophitus undulatus + Anodontoides ferussacianus
+ Anodonta ferruginea Lea, 1840
+ Anodonta shaefferiana Lea, 1852
Unio (Anodonta) footiana (Lea, 1840) = Pyganodon grandis
Unio (Anodonta) grandis (Say, 1829) = Pyganodon grandis
+ Anodonta decora Lea, 1838
+ Anodonta plana Lea, 1834
+ Anodonta gigantea Lea, 1838
Unio (Anodonta) imbecillis (Say, 1829) = Utterbackia imbecillis
There are 147 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.
Unio (Anodonta) salmonia (Lea, 1838) = Pyganodon grandis
Unio (Anodonta) subcylindracea (Lea, 1838) = Anodontoides ferussacianus
+ Anodonta ferussaciana Lea, 1834
Unio (Anodonta) suborbiculata (Say, 1831) = Utterbackiana suborbiculata
Unio (Anodonta) wardiana (Lea, 1838) = Strophitus undulatus
+ Anodonta pavonia Lea, 1838
Unio (Margaritana) complanata (Barnes, 1823) = Pterosyna complanata
Unio (Margaritana) confragosa (Say, 1829) = Arcidens confragosus
Unio (Margaritana) deltoidea (Lea, 1838) = Sulcularia viridis
+ Unio calceolus Lea, 1828
Unio (Margaritana) hildrethiana Lea, 1834 = Simpsonaias ambigua
Unio (Margaritana) marginata (Say, 1819) = Alasmidonta marginata
Unio (Margaritana) monodonta Say, 1829 = Cumberlandia monodonta
Unio (Margaritana) rugosa (Barnes, 1823) = Lasmigona costata
Unio (s.s.) alatus Say, 1817 = Potamilus alatus
Unio (s.s.) capax Green, 1832 = Potamilus capax
Unio (s.s.) clavus Lamarck, 1819 = Pleurobema clava + Pleurobema decisum + Pleurobema perovatum + Pleurobema curtum
+ Unio patulus Lea, 1829
+ Unio decisus Lea, 1831
+ Unio chattanoogaensis Lea, 1858
+ Unio consanguineus Lea, 1861
+ Unio pallidofulvus Lea, 1861
+ Unio interventus Lea, 1861
+ Unio concolor Lea, 1861
+ Unio anaticulus Lea, 1861
+ Unio crebrivittatus Lea, 1861
+ Unio curtus Lea, 1859
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Unio (s.s.) coccineus Lea, 1838 = Pleurobema sintoxia
+ Unio gouldianus Ward in Jay, 1839
Unio (s.s.) cooperianus Lea, 1834 = Plethobasus cooperianus
Unio (s.s.) cornutus Barnes, 1823 = Obliquaria reflexa
Unio (s.s.) crassidens Lamarck, 1819 = Elliptio crassidens
Unio (s.s.) cylindricus Say, 1817 = Theliderma cylindrica
Unio (s.s.) cyphyus (Rafinesque, 1820) = Plethobasus cyphyus
+ Unio aesopus Green, 1827
Unio (s.s.) donaciformis Lea, 1828 = Truncilla donaciformis
+ Unio zigzag Lea, 1829
Unio (s.s.) ebenus Lea, 1831 = Reginaia ebenus
Unio (s.s.) elegans Lea, 1831 = Truncilla truncata
Unio (s.s.) ellipsis Lea, 1828 = Obovaria olivaria
+ Unio pealei Lea, 1871
Unio (s.s.) fabalis Lea, 1831 = Paetulunio fabalis
+ Unio lapillus Say, 1831
Unio (s.s.) foliatus Hildreth, 1828 = Epioblasma flexuosa
Unio (s.s.) fragosus Conrad, 1836 = Quadrula fragosa
Unio (s.s.) gibbosus Barnes, 1823 = Eurynia dilatata
+ Unio arctior Lea, 1838
+ Unio stonensis Lea, 1840
Unio (s.s.) glans Lea, 1831 = Toxolasma lividum + Toxolasma pullus + Toxolasma paulum + Toxolasma cylindrellus + Toxolasma corvunculus
+ Unio pullus Conrad, 1838
+ Unio granulatus Lea, 1861
+ Unio germanus Lea, 1861
+ Unio cromwellii Lea, 1865
+ Unio cylindrellus Lea, 1868
+ Unio corvunculus Lea, 1868
Unio (s.s.) gracilis Barnes, 1823 = Potamilus fragilis
Unio (s.s.) graniferus Lea, 1838 = Cyclonaias tuberculata
Unio (s.s.) iris Lea, 1829 = Cambarunio iris
Unio (s.s.) irroratus Lea, 1828 = Cyprogenia stegaria
Unio (s.s.) lachrymosus [sic] Lea, 1828 = Quadrula quadrula
+ Unio asperrimus Lea, 1831
Unio (s.s.) laevissimus (Lea, 1829) = Potamilus ohiensis
Unio (s.s.) ligamentinus Lamarck, 1819 = Ortmanniana ligamentina
+ Unio crassus Say, 1817
Unio (s.s.) lineolatus (Rafinesque, 1820) = Ellipsaria lineolata
+ Unio securis Lea, 1829
Unio (s.s.) luteolus Lamarck, 1819 = Lampsilis radiata + Lampsilis siliquoidea
+ Unio siliquoideus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio distans J.G. Anthony, 1865
Unio (s.s.) metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820) = Theliderma metanevra
Unio (s.s.) multiplicatus Lea, 1831 = Megalonaias nervosa + Quadrula verrucosa + Amblema plicata
+ Unio heros Say, 1829
+ Unio gigas Sowerby, 1867
+ Unio perplicatus Reeve, 1864
Unio (s.s.) multiradiatus Lea, 1829 = Lampsilis fasciola
Unio (s.s.) obliquus Lamarck, 1819 = Pleurobema cordatum
Unio (s.s.) orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828 = Obovaria subrotunda
Unio (s.s.) parvus Barnes, 1823 = Toxolasma parvum + Toxolasma texasiense + Toxolasma paulum + Villosa amygdalum
+ Unio parvus ‘Barnes’ of Authors
+ Unio paulus Lea, 1840
+ Unio minor Lea, 1843
+ Unio marginis Lea, 1865
+ Unio corvinus Lea, 1868
+ Unio vesicularis Lea, 1872
Unio (s.s.) perplexus Lea, 1831 = Epioblasma torulosa + Epioblasma sampsonii + Epioblasma rangiana
+ Unio sampsonii Lea, 1861
+ Unio rangianus Lea, 1838
Unio (s.s.) personatus Say, 1829 = Epioblasma personata
+ Unio capillaris Lea, 1834
Unio (s.s.) phaseolus Hildreth, 1828 = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris
+ Unio camelus Lea, 1834
+ Unio planulatus Lea, 1829
Unio (s.s.) plicatus Leseuer = Amblema plicata
Unio (s.s.) pressus (Lea, 1852) = Platynaias compressa
Unio (s.s.) pustulatus Lea, 1831 = Pustulosa nodulata
Unio (s.s.) pustulosus Lea, 1831 = Pustulosa pustulosa
+ Unio dorfeuillianus Lea, 1838
Unio (s.s.) rectus Lamarck, 1819 = Ligumia recta
Unio (s.s.) retusus Lamarck, 1819 = Obovaria retusa
Unio (s.s.) rubiginosus Lea, 1829 = Fusconaia flava
Unio (s.s.) solidus Lea, 1838 = Pleurobema sintoxia + Pleurobema plenum
+ Unio plenus Lea, 1840
Unio (s.s.) spatulatus Lea, 1845 = Venustaconcha ellipsiformis
Unio (s.s.) subrostratus Say, 1831 = Sagittunio subrostratus
Unio (s.s.) sulcatus Lea, 1829 = Epioblasma obliquata
Unio (s.s.) tenuissimus (Lea, 1829) = Potamilus leptodon
Unio (s.s.) teres Rafinesque, 1820 = Lampsilis teres
+ Unio anodontoides Lea, 1831
Unio (s.s.) tetralasmus Say, 1831 = Uniomerus tetralasmus + Uniomerus declivis
+ Unio declivis Say, 1831
+ Unio camptodon Say, 1832
+ Unio geometricus Lea, 1834
+ Unio excultus Conrad, 1838
+ Unio sayii Ward in Tappan, 1839
+ Unio sayanus ‘Ward’ of Authors
+ Unio symmetricus Lea, 1845
+ Unio subcroceus Conrad, 1854
+ Unio manubius Gould, 1855
+ Unio jamesianus Lea, 1857
Unio (s.s.) trapezoides Lea, 1831 = Plectomerus dombeyanus
+ Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819
Unio (s.s.) triangularis Barnes, 1823 = Epioblasma triquetra
+ Unio formosus Lea, 1831
Unio (s.s.) trigonus Lea, 1831 = Fusconaia flava
Unio (s.s.) tuberculatus Barnes, 1823 = Quadrula verrucosa
Unio (s.s.) undulatus Barnes, 1823 = Amblema plicata
Unio (s.s.) varicosus Lea, 1831 = Plethobasus cicatricosus
Unio (s.s.) ventricosus Barnes, 1823 = Lampsilis cardium
+ Unio occidens Lea, 1829
+ Unio canadensis Lea, 1857
Unio (s.s.) verrucosus Barnes, 1823 = Cyclonaias tuberculata
