Publication Prime (1852): summary

Full Citation

Prime, T. 1852. A monograph of the species of Pisidium, found in the United States of North America, with figures. Boston Journal of Natural History 6(3): 348-368, pls. 11-12. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Englesia Prime, 1852

‘Leach’ Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 348.
(error for Euglesia Leach, 1852)
Type species: Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825 = Euglesa henslowana

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 publicationPrime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 63, fig. 63.
(new name for Cyclas nitida Mighels in Mighels & Adams, 1842)

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]

Pisidium arcuatum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa casertana

Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 364, pl. 12, figs. 14-16.

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 publicationPrime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 64, figs. 67-68.

Pisidium equilaterale Prime, 1852 = Euglesa equilateralis

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

There are 7 available nominal species attributed to this publication (16 total).

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 publicationPrime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 71, figs. 77-78.

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.

Pisidium notatum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa casertana

Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 365, pl. 12, figs. 20-22.

Pisidium nucleolus Prime, 1852

‘Moricand, MS’ Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 368. [nomen nudum]

Pisidium obscurum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa casertana

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

Pisidium regulare Prime, 1852 = Euglesa casertana

Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 363, pl. 12, figs. 11-13.

Pisidium riseum Prime, 1852 = Euglesa casertana

‘Scholtz’ Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 368.
(error for Pisidium roseum Scholtz, 1843)

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 publicationPrime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 72, figs. 81-82.

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 publicationPrime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 66, figs. 69-70.

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 publicationPrime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 72, figs. 79-80.

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

Pisidium abditum Haldeman = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium acutum Pf. = Euglesa henslowana

Pisidium adamsii Nobis = Euglesa adamsii

+ Cyclas nitida Mighels in Mighels & Adams, 1842

Pisidium altile Anthony = Euglesa compressa

Pisidium amnicum Jenyns

+ Cyclas obliqua Lamarck, 1818

+ Cyclas palustris Draparnaud, 1806

There are 51 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.

Pisidium minus Stimpson = Euglesa casertana

+ Cyclas minor Adams in Mighels & Adams, 1842

Pisidium pfeifferi Ziegler = Pisidium amnicum

+ Pisidium inflatum Megerle in Porro, 1838

Pisidium pulchellum Jenyns = Euglesa pulchella + Euglesa casertana

+ Pisidium fontinale Pfeiffer, 1821

+ Pisidium jenynsii Macgillivroy, 1843

+ Pisidium johannis MacGillivray, 1844