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Publication Gray (1847): summary

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Gray, J.E. 1847. A list of the genera of Recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 129-219. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Agaria Gray, 1847

Gray, 1840. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 42nd ed.: 150. [nomen nudum]
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 194.

Aglia Gray, 1847

‘Swains.’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Aeglia Swainson, 1840)
Type species: Unio ovatus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis ovata

Alasmedonta Gray, 1847

‘Say’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Alasmidonta Say, 1818)
Type species: Unio undulata Say, 1817 = Alasmidonta undulata

Alasmesodonta Gray, 1847

‘Blainv.’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Alasmisodonta Blainville, 1825)
Type species: Unio undulata Say, 1817 = Alasmidonta undulata

Anadontites Gray, 1847

‘Brug.’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 197.
(error for Anodontites Bruguière, 1792)
Type species: Anodontites crispata Bruguière, 1792 = Anodontites crispata

There are 4 available nominal genera attributed to this publication (21 total).

Byssodonta Gray, 1847

Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 197.
(error for Byssanodonta d’Orbigny, 1846)

Curricula Gray, 1847

‘Swains.’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Cunicula Swainson, 1840)
Type species: Unio purpurascens Lamarck, 1819 = Elliptio complanata

Geloina Gray, 1842

Gray, 1840. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 42nd ed.: 149. [nomen nudum]
Gray, 1842. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 44th ed.: 75.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 184.
Type species: Cyclas zeylanica Lamarck, 1806 (sub. desig. by Gray, 1847) = Geloina erosa

Glabaris Gray, 1847

Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 206.
Type species: Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819 (subsequent designation) = Anodontites trapesialis

Leila Gray, 1840

Gray, 1840. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 42nd ed.: 138, 150.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 197.
Type species: Iridina esula d’Orbigny, 1835 (sub. desig. by Gray, 1847: 197) = Leila esula

Lostena Gray, 1847

‘Rafinesque’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Lastena Rafinesque, 1820)
Type species: Anodonta (Lastena) ohiensis Rafinesque, 1820 = Potamilus ohiensis

Lymnea Rafinesque, 1815

‘Poli’ of Authors.
Rafinesque, 1815. Analyse Nat.: 147.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 20.
(error for Limnaea Poli, 1791)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Lymneum Gray, 1847

‘Oken’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Lymnium Oken, 1815)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 = Unio pictorum

Lymnoderma Gray, 1847

‘Poli’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Limnaeoderma Poli, 1795)

Monocondylea Moricand, 1837

Moricand, 1837. Mém. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Genève 8(1): 145.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5(3): 611.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
Herrmannsen, 1849. Ind. Gener. Malacol. 2: 668.
Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 293.
Hupé, 1857. [in] Castelnau, Anim. Nouv. Rares d’Amer. Sud: 84.
Petit de la Saussaye, 1865. J. de Conch. 13: 15.
Heude, 1875. Conch. Fluv. Nanking (1): pl. 4.
Deshayes & Jullien, 1876. Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 10: 117.
Morlet, 1889. J. de Conch. 37: 165.
Hoeh et al., 2009. Malacologia 51(2): 310.
Zieritz et al., 2015. J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res. 53(1): 82.
(error for Monocondylaea d’Orbigny, 1835)
Type species: Unio (Monocondylaea) paraguayana d’Orbigny, 1835 = Monocondylaea paraguayana

Mysia Gray, 1847

‘Turton’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Mysca Turton, 1822)

Pacyodon Gray, 1847

Beck in Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: ??.

Strophilus Gray, 1847

‘Rafinesque’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Strophitus Rafinesque, 1820)
Type species: Anodonta undulata Say, 1817 = Strophitus undulatus

Symphonota Rafinesque, 1831

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Rafinesque, 1831. Continuation: 7.
Berge, 1847. Conch.-Buch: 69.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 85.
(error for Symphynota Lea, 1829)
Type species: Unio alatus Say, 1817 = Potamilus alatus

Tagelus Gray, 1847

Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 189.

Velorita Gray, 1840

Gray, 1840. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 42nd ed.: 149.
Gray, 1842. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 44th ed.: 75.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 184.
(error for Villorita Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta esula Gray, 1847 = Anodontites trapesialis

‘Orb.’ Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 197.
(misidentified reference to Iridina esula d’Orbigny, 1835)

Mülleria lobata Adams & Adams, 1857 = Mulleria rivoli

Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 193. [nomen nudum]
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 511.
Adams & Adams, 1858. Gen. Rec. Moll. 3: pl. 120, figs. 4a-b.
‘Férussac’ Woodward, 1871. Man. Moll: 435, fig. 222 [as ‘Mulleria’].

Unio metanera Gray, 1847 = Theliderma metanevra

Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
(error for Obliquaria (Quadrula) metanevra Rafinesque, 1820)

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