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Publication Lapham (1852): summary

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Lapham, I.A. 1852. A systematic catalogue of the animals of Wisconsin. Transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society 2: 337-419. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio bullatus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors = Pustulosa pustulosa

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(10): 82, pl. 45, fig. 2.
Lapham, 1852. Trans. WI Agri. Soc. 2: 369.
specimen image from publicationReeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 12, sp. 43.
(reference to Obliquaria (Quadrula) bullata Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio nervosa ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors = Truncilla donaciformis

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 70.
Say, 1834. Amer. Conch. 6: ??.
Lapham, 1852. Trans. WI Agri. Soc. 2: 369.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 252.
(misidentified reference to Unio (Leptodea) nervosa Rafinesque, 1820)

 
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