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Publication Hanley (1843): summary

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Hanley, S. 1843. An Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Bivalve Shells. 392 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Cyrenoidea Hanley, 1843

Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 10.
(error for Cyrenoida de Joannis, 1835)
Type species: Cyrenoida dupontia de Joannis, 1835 = Cyrenoida dupontia

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta arcuata Hanley, 1843 = Leila esula

‘Ferussac’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 223.
(misidentified reference to Anodonta arcuata Férussac, 1822)

Unio auratus Lea, 1838 = Diplodon chilensis

‘Swainson’ of Authors.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 199 [as ‘Naia aurata’].
‘Swain.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 33 [as ‘Niäa aurata’].
specimen image from publication ‘Swainson MS’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 29, sp. 150.
(reference to Unio auratus Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): FIGURED SPECIMEN BMNH_1965144, I. of Chiloe.

Etheria caillaudi Cuvier, 1817 = Etheria elliptica

‘Ferussac’ of Authors.
Cuvier, 1817. Règne Animal 2: 130.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 230.
Jickeli, 1874. Nova Acta Dtsch. Akad. Naturf. 37(1): 281.
Bourguignat, 1880. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 64.
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 316.
Servain, 1890. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 7: 320.
(error for Aetheria cailliaudi Férussac, 1824)

Cyrena carolinensis Hanley, 1843 = Polymesoda caroliniana

‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 93.
Philippi, 1848. Abbild. Beschr. Conch. 3: 78.
Clessin, 1877. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 108.
Prime, 1895. Cat. Corbiculadae: 19.
(error for Cyclas caroliniana Bosc, 1801; error for Cyrena caroliniensis Lamarck, 1818)

Unio childreni Hanley, 1843 = Lampsilis siliquoidea

Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 193, pl. 23, fig. 57.
(misidentified reference to Unio childreni Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

There are 6 available nominal species attributed to this publication (41 total).

Cyrena childreni Hanley, 1843 = Batissa violacea

‘Gray’ of Authors.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 93.
Clessin, 1879. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 212.
(error for Cyrena childrenae Gray, 1825)

Unio corrientesinsis Hanley, 1843 = Monocondylaea corrientesensis

‘d’Orbig.’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 212.
(error for Unio (Monocondylaea) corrientesensis d’Orbigny, 1835)

Unio crassissimus Hanley, 1843 = Unio crassus

Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 33 [as ‘Mysca tumida var. crassissima’]. [nomen nudum]
specimen image from publication ‘Fer.’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 209.

Unio cresserus Hanley, 1843 = Cambarunio iris

‘Lea’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 196.
(error for Unio creperus Lea, 1838)

Modiola cuneiformis Hanley, 1843 = Jolya elongata

Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: ??.

Unio dombeiana Ferussac, 1835 = Plectomerus dombeyanus

‘Valenciennes’ of Authors.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 27, 33.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 175.
(error for Unio dombeyana Valenciennes, 1827)

Unio egyptiaca Deshayes, 1832 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Cailliaud’ of Authors.
Deshayes, 1832. Enc. Méth. 2 (Deuxième partie): 587.
Jay, 1836. Cat. Rec. Shells: 20 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 29.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 21 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 198 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32 [as ‘Margaron (Unio) egyptiacus’].
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 267 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 494 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 50.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 140 [as ‘Caelatura egyptiaca’].
Araujo et al., 2017. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 179(2): 280.
(error for Unio aegyptiacus Cailliaud, 1827)

Modiola elongata Hanley, 1843 = Jolya rhomboidea

Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: ??.
(misidentified reference to Modiola elongata Swainson, 1821)

Anodonta ferussacciana Hanley, 1843 = Anodontoides ferussacianus

‘Lea’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 218.
(error for Anodonta ferussaciana Lea, 1834)

Pera henslowiana Jenyns, 1832 = Euglesa henslowana

‘Leach’ of Authors.
Jenyns, 1832. Trans. Cambridge Phil. Soc. 4: 308.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 91.
Leach, 1852. Syn. Moll. Gr. Brit.: 291 [as ‘Pera henslowiana’].
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 169.
Clessin, 1874. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 13.
Clessin, 1874. Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sci. Nat. 13: 149 [as ‘Pisidium henslowianum’].
Servain, 1882. Hist. Moll. Acéph. Francfort: 19 [as ‘Pisidium henslowianum’].
Prime, 1895. Cat. Corbiculadae: 60 [as ‘Pisidium henslowianum’].
Dall, 1903. Trans. Wagner Free Inst. 3(6): 1463.
Thiele, 1934. Handb. Syst. Weichtierk. 3: 853 [1297].
Kantor et al., 2010. Cat. Contin. Moll. Russia: 308 [as ‘Tellina henslowiana’].
(error for Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825)

Unio holstonianus Hanley, 1843 = Alasminota holstonia

Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 213.
(error for Margaritana holstonia Lea, 1838)

Cyrena kecaudreni Hanley, 1843 = Batissa violacea

‘Lesson’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 94.
(error for Cyrena keraudrenia Lesson, 1830)

Unio kirklandianus Lea, 1838 = Fusconaia subrotunda

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 23.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 203.
ITIS, 2012. ITIS: [web].
(error for Unio kirtlandianus Lea, 1834)

Quadrula lachrymosa Swainson, 1840 = Quadrula quadrula

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 378.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 177.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 256.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 497.
specimen image from publication Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 9, sp. 33.
Call, 1895. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 7: 21.
F.C. Baker, 1898. Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 3(1): 83, pl. 25, fig. 1; pl. 12, fig. 2.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 776.
Call, 1900. Ind. Dept. Geol. Nat. Res. (1899): 489.
Ortmann, 1909. Nautilus 22(10): 100.
Ortmann, 1909. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 5: 199.
Ortmann, 1910. Nautilus 23(11): 140.
Ortmann, 1910. Nautilus 23: 116.
Ortmann, 1912. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 8: 253.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 839, 841.
Vanatta, 1915. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 67: 556.
Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 14, 16.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 47.
F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 84.
R.I. Johnson, 1980. Bull. MCZ 149(2): 90.
Vidrine, 1993. Histr. Distr. Freshw. Mussels LA: 53.
Strayer & Jirka, 1997. Pearly Mussels NY (26): 98.
(error for Unio lacrymosus Lea, 1828)

Unio leeai Hanley, 1843 = Lamprotula leaii

Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 182, pl. 23, fig. 55.
(error for Unio leaii Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

Pleiodon macmurtrei Conrad, 1834 = Pleiodon ovatus

‘Conrad’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1834. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 7(1): 180.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 225.
Mörch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 49.
Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927. Bull. AMNH 53: 443.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 601.
Mandahl-Barth, 1988. Studies on African Freshwater Bivalves: 57.
Daget, 1998. Cat. Bivalves Africains: 151.
(incorrect original spelling of Pleiodon macmurtriei Conrad, 1834)

Unio membranacea Hanley, 1843 = Diplodon variabilis

Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 202, pl. 22, fig. 6.
(reference to Mytilus membranacea Maton, 1811)

Unio metanever Lea, 1829 = Theliderma metanevra

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 418.
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 17.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 179.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 252.
Mörch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 44.
Lewis, 1871. Amer. J. Conch. 6: 218.
Lea, 1871. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 23: 15 [as ‘Margarita (Unio) metanever’].
(reference to Obliquaria (Quadrula) metanevra Rafinesque, 1820)

Corbula nimbosa Hanley, 1843 = Potamocorbula nimbosa

Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 345, pl. 13, fig. 58.

Anodonta nuttaliana Hanley, 1843 = Anodonta nuttalliana

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 216.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 14.
Turgeon et al., 1988. Am. Fisher. Soc. Spec. Publ. (16): 28.
Williams et al., 1993. Fisheries 18(9): 10.
(error for Anodonta nuttalliana Lea, 1838)

Cyrena paranicensis Hanley, 1843 = Cyanocyclas paranacensis

‘d’Orbigny’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 94.
(error for Cyclas (Cyrena) paranacensis d’Orbigny, 1835)

Unio philipsii Hanley, 1843 = Obliquaria reflexa

‘Conrad’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 178.
(error for Unio phillipsii Conrad, 1835)

Unio platyrrhinchus Hanley, 1843 = Unio pictorum

‘Rossm.’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 205.
(error for Unio platyrhynchus Rossmässler, 1835)

Unio roanoakensis Hanley, 1843 = Elliptio roanokensis

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 199.
specimen image from publication Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 67, sp. 341.
(error for Unio roanokensis Lea, 1838)

Unio rudibundus Hanley, 1843 = Epioblasma obliquata

‘Say’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 188.
(error for Unio ridibundus Say, 1829)

Glauconome rugosa Hanley, 1843 = Glauconome rugosa

Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: ??.

Cyclas sarratoga Hanley, 1843 = Sphaerium simile

‘Lamarck’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 90.
(error for Cyclas sarratogea Lamarck, 1818)

Mytilus strigatus Hanley, 1843 = Mytella charruana

‘Hinds Z.P. 1844’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 251, pl. 24, fig. 34.

Unio swananoensis Hanley, 1843 = Alasmidonta raveneliana

specimen image from publication Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 211, pl. 23, fig. 39.
(new name for Margaritana raveneliana Lea, 1834)

Unio tragosus Hanley, 1843 = Quadrula fragosa

‘Conrad’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 178, pl. 20, fig. 40.
(error for Unio fragosus Conrad, 1835)

Anodonta trapezialis Blainville, 1825 = Anodontites trapesialis

‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Blainville, 1825. Manuel Malacol. et Conch.: 538.
Bory de St. Vincent, 1827. Encycl. Méth. 2: 147.
Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 63.
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106.
Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 93.
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 43.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 31.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 287.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 220.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5(3): 596.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52.
Hupé, 1857. [in] Castelnau, Anim. Nouv. Rares d’Amer. Sud: 85.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 504.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 82.
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 135.
Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 456.
Marshall, 1915. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 49(2122): 529.
Haas, 1929. Senckenbergiana 11: 340.
H.B. Baker, 1930. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (210): 70.
Morretes, 1949. Arqu. Mus. Paranaense 7: 27.
(error for Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)

Anodon trapezius Lea, 1836 = Anodontites trapezea

‘Spix & Wagner’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 221.
Lucena, 1951. Pap. Avuls. Dept. Zool. 10(3): 98.
(error for Anodon trapezeus Wagner, 1827)

Unio undulatus Hanley, 1843 = Amblema plicata

‘Barnes’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 175, pl. 20, fig. 26.
(reference to Unio undulatus Barnes, 1823)

Unio waterensis Hanley, 1843 = Elliptio icterina

‘Lea’ Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 200.
(error for Margarita (Unio) watereensis Lea, 1836)

Unio ziczac Hanley, 1843 = Truncilla donaciformis

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 183.
specimen image from publication Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 34, sp. 213.
(error for Unio zigzag Lea, 1829)

Unio zieglerianus Hanley, 1843 = Cambarunio iris

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 193.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 260.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 45.
(error for Unio zeiglerianus Lea, 1838)

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