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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Lea (1868): summary
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Complete Citation

Lea, I. 1868. Descriptions of four new species of exotic Unionidæ. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20: 150. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta strebelii Lea, 1868
Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 150.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 322 [82], pl. 52, fig. 135.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_25433, Vera Cruz, Mexico.

Unio chinensis Lea, 1868
Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 150.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 325, pl. 53, fig. 138.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) MCZ_175567, Hong Kong, China.

Unio prunoides Lea, 1868
Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 150.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 323, pl. 53, fig. 136.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) ANSP_41791, So. America.

Unio veracruzensis Lea, 1868
Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 150.
Lea, 1868. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 320 [80], pl. 52, fig. 133.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_25432, Vera Cruz, Mexico.

 
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