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Publication Sowerby (1867): summary

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Full Citation

Sowerby, G.B. 1867. Genus Anodon. Conchologica Iconica 17: pls. 2-19. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 18 available nominal species attributed to this publication (38 total).

Anodon cheeziana Sowerby, 1867 = Aspatharia chaiziana

‘Rang’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 15, sp. 52.
(error for Anodonta chaiziana Rang, 1835)
Type(s): FIGURED SPECIMEN BMNH_1964384, Hab._?

Anodon crepera Sowerby, 1867 = Simpsonella gracilis

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 8, sp. 17, fig. 16.
(reference to Anodonta crepera Lea, 1851)

Anodon dactylus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites elongata

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 19, sp. 75.

Anodon edentulus Sowerby, 1867 = Pyganodon grandis

‘Lea, MS’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 17, sp. 60.
(misidentified reference to Alasmodonta edentula Say, 1829)

Anodon exoticus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites trapesialis

‘Gray’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 16, sp. 57.
(homonym of Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819; renamed Leila grayana Frierson, 1922)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965207, Rio de la Plata.

Anodon gibba Sowerby, 1867 = Sinanodonta woodiana

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 6, sp. 13.
(reference to Anodon gibbum Cantor, 1842)

Anodon gigantea H. Adams, 1866 = Anodontites trapesialis

‘Lea’ of Authors.
H. Adams, 1866. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1866: 444 [as ‘Leila gigantea’].
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 8, sp. 19, fig. 18.
Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 36, sp. 152 [as ‘A. trapezialis Lamarck’].
(misidentified reference to Anodonta gigantea Lea, 1838)

Anodon gracilis Sowerby, 1867 = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 14, sp. 45.
(misidentified reference to Anodonta gracilis Lea, 1851)

Leila grayana Frierson, 1922 = Anodontites trapesialis

‘Gray’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 16, sp. 57.
Frierson, 1922. Nautilus 36: 9.
(new name for Anodon exoticus Sowerby, 1867)

Anodon herculeus Sowerby, 1867 = Cristaria plicata

‘Gertsford?’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 3, sp. 7.
(reference to Anodonta (Dispsas) herculea Middendorff, 1848)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965200, Hab._? [Tago, Japan].

Anodon hians Sowerby, 1867 = Leila blainvilliana

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 4, sp. 8.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_1965205, Hab._?

Anodon hordeum Sowerby, 1867 = Pyganodon fragilis

‘Gould’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 18, sp. 66.
(misidentified reference to Anodon horda Gould, 1855; error for Anodon horda Gould, 1855)

Anodon javona Sowerby, 1867 = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

‘Von Busch’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 11, sp. 33.
Type(s): SYNTYPES BMNH_1965213, Java.

Anodon kelletii Sowerby, 1867 = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 19, sp. 71.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1964392, Hab._?

Anodonta laosensis Fischer, 1891 = Anodonta nuttalliana

‘Rokiel’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 2, sp. 4 [as ‘Anodon rostratus’].
Fischer, 1891. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 4: 219.
(new name for Anodon rostratus Sowerby, 1867)

Anodon moretonianus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites trapesialis

‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 9, sp. 21, fig. 20.
(error for Anodonta mortoniana Lea, 1834; misidentified reference to Anodonta mortoniana Lea, 1834)

Anodon nopalatensis Sowerby, 1867 = Pyganodon globosa

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 16, sp. 58.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965189, Rio Nopalata, Mexico.

Anodon pallegoixi Sowerby, 1867 = Lens pallegoixi

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 8, sp. 18, fig. 17.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965193, Siam.

Anodonta pennsylvanica Stark, 1828 = Strophitus undulatus

‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Stark, 1828. Elements Nat. Hist. 2: 89.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 50.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 49.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 263.
Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 11, sp. 30.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 79.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 618.
Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 40.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 22 [as ‘Strophitus undulatus-pennsylvanicus’].
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 373 [as ‘Strophitus undulatus pennsylvanicus’].
(error for Anodonta pensylvanica Lamarck, 1819)

Anodon reticulatus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites crispata

‘Gould’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 10, sp. 27.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965208, River Amazon.

Anodon rostratus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodonta nuttalliana

‘Rokiel’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 2, sp. 4.
(misidentified reference to Anodonta rostrata Rossmässler, 1836; renamed Anodonta laosensis Fischer, 1891)
Type(s): NOMEN NUDUM BMNH_1965214, Lao.

Anodonta salmonea Sowerby, 1867 = Pyganodon grandis

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 19, sp. 74.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 15.
F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 155.
(error for Anodonta salmonia Lea, 1838)

Anodon scriptus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites trapesialis

‘Férussac’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 4, sp. 9.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1964370, Hab._?

Anodon simplicidus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodonta cygnea

‘Parreyss’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 12, sp. 40.

Anodon solenidea Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites solenidea

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 18, sp. 65.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965201, Rio Sao Francisco.

Anodon subcylindracea Sowerby, 1867 = Pyganodon fragilis

‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 15, fig. 47a. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Anodonta subcylindracea Lea, 1838)

Anodon subcylindracea Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontoides ferussacianus

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 14, sp. 47. [in part]
Clessin, 1873. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 92, pl. 26, figs. 6-7.
(reference to Anodonta subcylindracea Lea, 1838)

Anodon subreniformis Sowerby, 1867 = Aspatharia subreniformis

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 14, sp. 50.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965192, Lake Nyassa.

Anodon subsinuatus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites trapesialis

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 7, sp. 14.

Anodon tabula Sowerby, 1867 = Chambardia wahlbergi

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 18, sp. 68.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965190, Sierra Leone.

Anodon tenebrosa Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites tenebricosa

‘Say’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 13, sp. 43.
(error for Anodonta tenebricosa Lea, 1834)

Anodon triangularis Sowerby, 1867 = unionoid species

‘Lanza?’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 15, sp. 56.
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 29, fig. 56b.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1965211, Hab._?

Anodonta undulata Hildreth, 1828 = Strophitus undulatus

‘Say’ of Authors.
Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 290.
Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 11, sp. 30.
(reference to Anodonta undulata Say, 1817)

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodon angulatus (Lea, 1838) = Gonidea angulata

Anodon annulatus Sowerby, 1867 = Strophitus undulatus

Anodon areolatus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodon atrovirens (Shuttleworth) = Anodonta cygnea

Anodon bengalensis Sowerby, 1867 = Simpsonella burroughiana

Anodon blainvilleana [sic] (Lea, 1834) = Leila blainvilliana

Anodon bonellii Férussac = Microcondylaea bonellii

Anodon caillaudii [sic] (Lea, 1860) = Anodontites trapezea

Anodon cataractus (Say, 1817) = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodon charpentieri (Küster, 1842) = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta tumida Küster, 1842

Anodon charpentieri (Küster, 1842) = Anodonta anatina

Anodon cheeziana [sic] (Rang, 1835) = Aspatharia chaiziana

Anodon complanatus ‘Ziegler’ = Pseudanodonta complanata

Anodon couperianus (Lea, 1840) = Utterbackiana couperiana

Anodon creperus (Lea, 1850) = Simpsonella gracilis

Anodon dactylus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites elongata

Anodon dariensis (Lea, 1858) = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodon edentulus Lea, MS. = Strophitus undulatus
+ Anodon areolatus Swainson, 1829

Anodon ensiformis Spix & Wagner, 1827 = Lamproscapha ensiformis

Anodon exoticus ‘Gray’ Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodon ferussaciana (Lea, 1834) = Anodontoides ferussacianus

Anodon footiana (Lea, 1840) = Pyganodon grandis

Anodon fragilis (Lamarck, 1819) = Pyganodon fragilis

Anodon gesneri (Lea, 1858) = Pyganodon grandis

Anodon gibba Benson, 1855 = Sinanodonta woodiana

Anodon gibbosus (Say, 1824) = Pyganodon gibbosa

Anodon gracilis (Lea, 1850) = Simpsonella gracilis

Anodon herculeus ‘Gertsford?’ = Cristaria plicata

Anodon hians Sowerby, 1867 = Leila blainvilliana

Anodon hordeum [sic] Gould, 1855 = Utterbackia imbecillis

Anodon implicatus (Say, 1829) = Utterbackiana implicata

Anodon incertus (Lea, 1834) = Utterbackia imbecillis

Anodon javona ‘Von Busch’ Sowerby, 1867 = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Anodon kelletii Sowerby, 1867 = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Anodon lacustris (Lea, 1857) = Pyganodon lacustris

Anodon lata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Hemistena lata

Anodon lato-marginatus (Lea, 1834) = Anodontites patagonica

Anodon lucasii Morelet = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta numidica Bourguignat, 1864

Anodon lucasii Morelet = Anodonta anatina

Anodon micans Anthony, J.G., 1865 = Anodonta californiensis

Anodon modestus (Lea, 1857) = Anodontoides ferussacianus

Anodon mortonianus (Lea, 1834) = Anodontites patagonica

Anodon newtonensis (Lea, 1838) = Utterbackiana implicata

Anodon nopalatensis Sowerby, 1867 = Pyganodon globosa

Anodon oblongus (Millet, 1833) = Anodonta cygnea

Anodon obtusus Spix = Anodontites obtusa

Anodon oregonensis (Lea, 1838) = Anodonta oregonensis

Anodon pallegoixi Sowerby, 1867 = Lens pallegoixi

Anodon pallidus Anthony, J.G., 1865 = Pyganodon fragilis

Anodon papyraceus Anthony, J.G., 1865 = Strophitus undulatus

Anodon politus (Mousson, 1849) = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Anodon pulvinatus (Hupé, 1857) = Leila esula

Anodon rayi (Dupuy, 1849) = Anodonta anatina

Anodon reticulatus ‘Gould’ Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites crispata

Anodon rostratus ‘Rokeil’ [sic] = Anodonta anatina

Anodon rubens (Lamarck, 1819) = Chambardia rubens

Anodon salmonea [sic] (Lea, 1838) = Pyganodon grandis

Anodon scriptus ‘Férussac’ Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodon senegalensis (Lea, 1859) = Aspatharia dahomeyensis

Anodon simplicidus ‘Parreyss’ Sowerby, 1867 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodon sinuosus (Lamarck, 1819) = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodon solenidea Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites solenidea

Anodon subcrassa (Lea, 1850) = Simpsonella gracilis

Anodon subcylindracea (Lea, 1838) = Anodontoides ferussacianus

Anodon suborbiculatus (Say, 1831) = Utterbackiana suborbiculata

Anodon subreniformis Sowerby, 1867 = Aspatharia subreniformis

Anodon subsinuatus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodon susannae Griffiths = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodon tabula Sowerby, 1867 = Chambardia wahlbergi

Anodon tenebrosa [sic] (Say) = Anodontites tenebricosa

Anodon tenuis (Lea, 1850) = Simpsonella gracilis

Anodon trapezialis [sic] (Lamarck, 1819) = Anodontites trapesialis
+ Anodon gigantea H. Adams, 1866

Anodon triangularis ‘Lanza?’ Sowerby, 1870

Anodon undulatus (Say, 1817) = Strophitus undulatus
+ Anodonta pensylvanica Lamarck, 1819
+ Anodon rugosus Swainson, 1822

Anodon wahlamatensis (Lea, 1838) = Anodonta nuttalliana
+ Anodonta californiensis Lea, 1852

Anodon wahlamatensis (Lea, 1838) = Anodonta californiensis