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Publication Prime (1853): summary
Full Citation
Prime, T. 1853. Notes on the species of Cyclas found in the United States. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 4: 271-286. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal Species
Cyclas acuminata Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.
Cyclas aurea Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 35, fig. 26.
Cyclas bulbosa Prime, 1853 = Sphaerium striatinum
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.
Cyclas cardissa Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium securis
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 160.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 277.
Cyclas castanea Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium fabale
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 273.
There are 6 available nominal species attributed to this publication (28 total).
Cyclas constricta Prime, 1853 = Sphaerium transversum
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 274.
Cyclas detruncata Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium transversum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 273.
Cyclas distorta Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 158.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 285.
Cyclas eburnea Prime, 1853 = Sphaerium partumeium
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 279.
Cyclas emarginata Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 156.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 43, fig. 38.
Cyclas fabalis Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium fabale
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 273.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 40, fig. 33.
Cyclas flava Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 284.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 43, fig. 39.
Cyclas furcata Prime, 1853 = Sphaerium striatinum
‘Rafinesque’ Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 281.
Cyclas gigantea Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium simile
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 282.
Cyclas gracilis Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium transversum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 156.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 274.
Cyclas inornata Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 285.
Cyclas jayensis Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium lacustre
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 279.
(renamed Sphaerium jayanum Prime, 1865)
Cyclas modesta Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 284.
Cyclas ovalis Prime, 1853 = Sphaerium occidentale
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 276.
(renamed Cyclas occidentale Lewis, 1856; homonym of Cyclas ovalis Férussac, 1807)
Cyclas pellucida Stimpson, 1851 = Sphaerium partumeium
‘Prime’ Stimpson, 1851. Shells of New England: 16.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 277.
(new name for Cyclas calyculata C.B. Adams, 1842)
Cyclas ponderosa Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium simile
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 282.
Cyclas rosacea Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium lacustre
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 277.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 50, fig. 48.
Cyclas securis Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium securis
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 160.
Prime, 1852. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 5: 218, pl. 6.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 276.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 49, fig. 47.
Cyclas simplex Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 284.
Cyclas solidula Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 158.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 282.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 36, fig. 27.
Cyclas sphaerica Prime, 1853 = Sphaerium securis
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 275 [as ‘sphærica’].
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 50, fig. 49.
Cyclas tenuis Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium nitidum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 161.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 285.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 47, fig. 44.
Cyclas tenuistriata Prime, 1852 = Sphaerium striatinum
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 156.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 272.
(new name for Cyclas cornea C.B. Adams, 1847)
Taxonomic Opinions
Cyclas acuminata Nobis = Sphaerium striatinum
+ Cyclas albula Prime, 1852
Cyclas aurea Nobis = Sphaerium striatinum
Cyclas bulbosa Anthony = Sphaerium striatinum
Cyclas cardissa Nobis = Sphaerium securis
Cyclas castanea Nobis = Sphaerium fabale
There are 45 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.
Cyclas constricta Anthony = Sphaerium transversum
Cyclas dentata Haldeman = Sphaerium striatinum
Cyclas distorta Nobis = Sphaerium striatinum
Cyclas eburnea Anthony = Sphaerium partumeium
Cyclas elevata Haldeman, 1841 = Sphaerium partumeium
Cyclas fabalis Nobis = Sphaerium fabale
Cyclas flava Nobis = Sphaerium striatinum
Cyclas furcata Rafinesque. Mss. = Sphaerium striatinum
Cyclas gigantea Nobis = Sphaerium simile
Cyclas gracilis Nobis = Sphaerium transversum
Cyclas inornata Nobis = Sphaerium striatinum
Cyclas jayensis Nobis = Sphaerium lacustre
Cyclas lasmampsis Rafinesque = Sphaerium simile
Cyclas modesta Nobis = Sphaerium striatinum
Cyclas ovalis Nobis = Sphaerium occidentale
Cyclas partumeia Say = Sphaerium partumeium
+ Cyclas orbicularia Linsley, 1845
+ Cyclas mirabilis Prime, 1852
+ Cyclas coerulea Prime, 1852
Cyclas patella Gould = Sphaerium patella
Cyclas pellucida Nobis = Sphaerium partumeium
+ Cyclas calyculata C.B. Adams, 1842
Cyclas ponderosa Nobis = Sphaerium simile
Cyclas rhomboidea Say = Sphaerium rhomboideum
+ Cyclas elegans Adams, 1840
Cyclas rosacea Nobis = Sphaerium lacustre
Cyclas securis Nobis = Sphaerium securis
Cyclas simplex Nobis = Sphaerium striatinum
Cyclas solidula Nobis = Sphaerium striatinum
Cyclas sphærica Anthony, Mss. = Sphaerium securis
Cyclas staminea Conrad = Sphaerium striatinum
Cyclas tenuis Nobis = Sphaerium nitidum
Cyclas tenuistriata Nobis = Sphaerium striatinum
+ Cyclas cornea C.B. Adams, 1847
Cyclas transversa Say, 1829 = Sphaerium transversum
