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Publication Prime (1852): summary

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Prime, T. 1852. New species of Cycladidæ, with descriptions. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 4: 155-165. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Cyclas acuminata Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.

Cyclas albula Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.

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.

Cyclas cardissa Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium securis

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 160.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 277.

Cyclas castanea Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium fabale

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 273.

There are 32 available nominal species attributed to this publication (32 total).

Cyclas coerulea Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium partumeium

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 161 [as ‘cœrulea’].

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.

Cyclas detruncata Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium transversum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 273.

Cyclas distorta Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 158.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 285.

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.

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 gigantea Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium simile

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 282.

Cyclas gracilis Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium transversum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 156.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 274.

Cyclas inornata Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 285.

Cyclas jayensis Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium lacustre

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 279.
(renamed Sphaerium jayanum Prime, 1865)

Pisidium kurtzii Prime, 1852 = Euglesa casertana

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 162.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 361, pl. 12, figs. 5-7.

Cyclas mirabilis Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium partumeium

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.

Cyclas modesta Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 284.

Pisidium obscurum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa casertana

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 161.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 359.

Cyclas ponderosa Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium simile

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 282.

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.

Pisidium rubellum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa casertana

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 163.

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.

Cyclas simplex Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 284.

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 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.

Cyclas tenuistriata Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 156.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 272.
(new name for Cyclas cornea C.B. Adams, 1847)

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.

Pisidium zonatum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa casertana

Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 162.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 364, pl. 12, figs. 17-19.

Taxonomic Opinions

Cyclas acuminata = Sphaerium striatinum

Cyclas albula = Sphaerium striatinum

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