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Publication Gould (1852): summary

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Full Citation

Gould, A.A. 1852. Mollusc and Shells. United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1841, 1942 12. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

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Anodon cognata Gould, 1850 = Anodonta oregonensis

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 294.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 435, figs. 546-546b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5930, Oregon.

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Unio famelicus Gould, 1850 = Diplodon granosus

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 294.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 432, figs. 544-544b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5929, Oregon.

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Anodon feminalis Gould, 1850 = Gonidea angulata

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 293.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 436, figs. 547-547b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5932, Oregon.

Lucina lenticula Gould, 1850 = Sphaerium partumeium

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 259.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 413, pl. 36, fig. 528 [as ‘Cyclas’].

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Unio lutulentus Gould, 1850 = Echyridella menziesii

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 295. [in part]
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 428. [in part]
Gould, 1856. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: pl. 37, 542a-b. [in part]
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_5927 (by McMichael & Hiscock, 1958: 462), N. Zealand.

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Unio lutulentus Gould, 1850 = Echyridella aucklandica

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 295. [in part]
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 428. [in part]
Gould, 1856. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: pl. 37, fig. 542c. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio lutulentus Gould, 1850)
Type(s): PARATYPES USNM_87847, New Zealand.

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Unio profugus Gould, 1850 = Alathyria profuga

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 295.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 429.
Gould, 1862. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: pl. 28, figs. 543-543b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5928, Hunter’s R. N.S.Wales.

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Anodonta puberula Gould, 1852 = Anodontites crispata

Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 434, pl. 548, a, b.
(new name for Anodon glauca Gould, 1850)
Type(s): TYPE USNM_5933, Peru.

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Unio verecundus Gould, 1850 = Simpsonella burroughiana

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 295.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 431, figs. 541a-c.
Type(s): TYPE USNM_5926, Manilla.
 
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