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Publication Prime (1865): summary

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Prime, T. 1865. Monograph of the American Corbiculadae. (Recent and fossil). Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections (145). 80 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Gallileja Prime, 1852

‘da Costa’ of Authors.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 348.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 59.
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 164.
(error for Galileja Costa, 1840)

Physemoda Prime, 1852

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 348.
Prime, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 267.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 59.
(error for Phymesoda Rafinesque, 1820)

Attributed Nominal Species

Pisidium adamsii Stimpson, 1851 = Euglesa adamsii

‘Prime, MS’ Stimpson, 1851. Shells of New England: 16.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 352, pl. 11, figs. 1-3.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 63, fig. 63.
(new name for Cyclas nitida Mighels & Adams, 1842)

Cyclas aequalis Lamarck, 1835 = Pisidium dubium

Lamarck, 1835. unknown publication: ??.
‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 29.
‘Rafinesque’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 62.
‘Rafinesque’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 174.
(error for Cyclas (Phymesoda) equalis Rafinesque, 1820)

Pisidium aequilaterale Prime, 1865 = Euglesa equilateralis

Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 63 [as ‘æquilaterale’].
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 165.
‘Prime’ Prime, 1895. Cat. Corbiculadae: 50 [as ‘æquilaterale’].
‘Prime’ Herrington, 1962. MPUMMZ (118): 31.
(error for Pisidium equilaterale Prime, 1852)

Pisidium altile Prime, 1852 = Euglesa compressa

‘Anthony’ C.B. Adams, 1847. Cat. Gen. Sp. Adams: 29. [nomen nudum]
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 353, pl. 11, figs. 10-12.
‘Anthony, in litt.’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 65 [as ‘Cyclas altilis’]. [nomen nudum]

Cyclas aurea Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 35, fig. 26.

There are 16 available nominal species attributed to this publication (54 total).

Sphaerium barbadense Prime, 1861 = Eupera barbadensis

Prime, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 415.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 53, fig. 53.

Cyrena californica Prime, 1865 = Polymesoda species

Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 23.
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 142.
‘Prime’ Clessin, 1879. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 232.
(error for Cyrena californiensis Prime, 1860)

Cyrena colorata Prime, 1865 = cyrenid species

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 30, fig. 23.

Pisidium compressum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa compressa

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 164.
Prime, 1852. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 5: 219, pl. 6.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 356, pl. 11, figs. 13-15.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 64, figs. 67-68.

Pisidium consanguineum Prime, 1865 = Odhneripisidium sterkianum

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 76, fig. 86.

Sphaerium contractum Prime, 1865 = Sphaerium transversum

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 48, fig. 46.

Sphaerium cubense Prime, 1865 = Eupera cubensis

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 58, fig. 60.

Cyrena cubensis Prime, 1865 = Polymesoda floridana

Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 29.
(new name for Cyrena maritima d’Orbigny, 1853)

Cyclas emarginata Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 156.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 43, fig. 38.

Pisidium equilaterale Prime, 1852 = Euglesa equilateralis

Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 366, pl. 12, figs. 23-25.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 63, figs. 65-66 [as ‘æquilaterale’].

Cyclas fabalis Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium fabale

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 273.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 40, fig. 33.

Pisidium ferrugineum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa ferruginea

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 162.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 362, pl. 12, figs. 8-10.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 71, figs. 77-78.

Cyclas flava Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 284.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 43, fig. 39.

Cyclas fuscata Prime, 1860 = Sphaerium striatinum

‘Rafinesque’ Prime, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 292.
‘Rafinesque’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 38.
(error for Cyclas furcata Prime, 1853)

Cyanocyclas globulus Prime, 1865 = Cyanocyclas cuneata

‘Jonas, in litter.’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 6. [nomen nudum]
‘Jonas, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 130. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cyrena cuneata Jonas, 1844)

Pisidium grande Prime, 1865 = Euglesa variabilis

‘Whittemore, in litt.’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 66. [nomen nudum]
‘Whittemore, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 173. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Pisidium variabile Prime, 1852)

Pisidium jamaicense Prime, 1865 = Pisidium jamaicense

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 70, fig. 76.

Sphaerium jayanum Prime, 1865 = Sphaerium lacustre

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 46, fig. 43.
(new name for Cyclas jayensis Prime, 1852)

Cyclas littoralis Prime, 1865 = Eupera bahiensis

‘Férussac, Collect. Michaud’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 54. [nomen nudum]
‘Férussac, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 155. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cyclas modioliformis Anton, 1837)

Sphaerium meridionale Prime, 1861 = Eupera meridionalis

Prime, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 414.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 55, fig. 54.

Cyrena meridionalis Prime, 1865 = Polymesoda meridionalis

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 19, fig. 14.

Pisidium noveboracense Prime, 1858 = Euglesa casertana

Prime, 1858. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 6: 65, pl. 1, figs. 3a-c.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 67, fig. 71.

Cyclas occidentale Lewis, 1856 = Sphaerium occidentale

‘Prime’ Lewis, 1856. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 6(1): 2.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 41, fig. 34.
‘Prime’ Lewis, 1872. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 24: 109.
(new name for Cyclas ovalis Prime, 1853)

Cyrena ordinaria Prime, 1865 = Polymesoda arctata

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 19, fig. 15.

Cyclas pallida Prime, 1865 = Sphaerium ovale

‘de Charpentier, Mss.’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 44. [nomen nudum]
‘de Charpentier, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 153. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium parvulum Prime, 1865 = Eupera parvula

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 57, fig. 58.

Corbicula perplexa Prime, 1865 = Cyanocyclas limosa

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 75, fig. 84.

Sphaerium portoricense Prime, 1861 = Eupera portoricensis

Prime, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 415.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 56, fig. 57.

Cyrena recluzii Prime, 1865 = Polymesoda inflata

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 24, fig. 19.
(new name for Cyrena cordiformis Récluz, 1853)

Cyrena regalis Prime, 1865 = Polymesoda arctata

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 18, fig. 13.

Cyclas rosacea Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium lacustre

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 277.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 50, fig. 48.

Pisidium rotundatum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa rotundata

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 164.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 357, pl. 11, figs. 19-21.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 72, figs. 81-82.

Cyclas saratogea Prime, 1865 = Sphaerium simile

‘Lamarck’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 34.
(error for Cyclas sarratogea Lamarck, 1818)

Cyclas securis Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium securis

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 160.
Prime, 1852. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 5: 218, pl. 6.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 276.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 49, fig. 47.

Pisidium simile Prime, 1863 = sphaeriid species

Prime, 1863. Cat. Corbicul.: 15.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 69, fig. 74.

Cyclas solidula Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 158.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 282.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 36, fig. 27.

Cyclas sphaerica Prime, 1853 = Sphaerium securis

‘Anthony’ Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 275 [as ‘sphærica’].
specimen image from publication ‘Anthony’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 50, fig. 49.

Cyclas striatella Prime, 1865 = Eupera bahiensis

‘Férussac, Museum of Paris’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 54. [nomen nudum]
‘Férussac, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 155. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cyclas modioliformis Anton, 1837)

Sphaerium subtransversum Prime, 1860 = Sphaerium subtransversum

Prime, 1860. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 28: 322.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 52.

Cyclas sulculosa Prime, 1865 = Sphaerium fabale

‘de Charpentier, Mss.’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 40.
‘De Charpentier, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 153. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cyclas fabalis Prime, 1852)

Cyclas tenuis Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium nitidum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 161.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 285.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 47, fig. 44.

Cyrena tumida Prime, 1865 = Polymesoda inflata

Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 26.
(new name for Cyrena (Anomala) angulata Deshayes, 1854)

Pisidium ultramontanum Prime, 1865 = Euglesa ultramontana

specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 75, fig. 85.

Pisidium variabile Prime, 1852 = Euglesa variabilis

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 163.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 351, pl. 11, figs. 7-9.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 66, figs. 69-70.

Cyclas venezuelensis Prime, 1865 = Eupera bahiensis

Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 54. [nomen nudum]
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 155. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cyclas modioliformis Anton, 1837)

Pisidium ventricosum Prime, 1851 = Euglesa ventricosa

Prime, 1851. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 68.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 355, pl. 11, figs. 16-18.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 72, figs. 79-80.

Sphaerium vermontanum Prime, 1861 = Sphaerium striatinum

Prime, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 128.
specimen image from publication Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 42, fig. 37.

Pisidium virginicum Prime, 1865 = Pisidium dubium

‘Bourguignat’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 61-62.
‘Gmelin’ Sterki, 1916. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 10(3/4): ??.
(reference to Tellina virginica Gmelin, 1791)

Sphaerium viridante Prime, 1865 = Eupera viridantis

specimen image from publication ‘Morelet’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 57, fig. 59.
(renamed Limosina viridans Prime, 1895)

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