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Publication Prime (1853): summary

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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.
specimen image from publication 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.
specimen image from publication 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.
specimen image from publication 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.
specimen image from publication 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.
(homonym of Cyclas ovalis Férussac, 1807; renamed Cyclas occidentale Lewis, 1856)

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.
specimen image from publication 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.
specimen image from publication 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.
specimen image from publication 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’].
specimen image from publication ‘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.
specimen image from publication 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

Cyclas constricta Anthony = Sphaerium transversum

Cyclas dentata Haldeman = Sphaerium striatinum

Cyclas detruncata Nobis = Sphaerium transversum

Cyclas distorta Nobis = Sphaerium striatinum

Cyclas eburnea Anthony = Sphaerium partumeium

Cyclas edentula Say = Sphaerium striatinum

Cyclas elevata Haldeman, 1841 = Sphaerium partumeium

Cyclas emarginata Nobis = Sphaerium striatinum

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 similis Say = Sphaerium simile

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

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