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Publication Prime (1853): attributed nominal species
     publication summary

Complete 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
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.

Cyclas aurea Prime, 1852
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
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 283.

Cyclas cardissa Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 160.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 277.

Cyclas castanea Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 273.

Cyclas constricta Prime, 1853
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 274.

Cyclas detruncata Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 155.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 273.

Cyclas distorta Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 158.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 285.

Cyclas eburnea Prime, 1853
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 279.

Cyclas emarginata Prime, 1852
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
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
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
‘Rafinesque’ Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 281.

Cyclas gigantea Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 282.

Cyclas gracilis Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 156.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 274.

Cyclas inornata Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 285.

Cyclas jayensis Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 279.

Cyclas modesta Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 284.

Cyclas ovalis Prime, 1853
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 276.

Cyclas pellucida Stimpson, 1851
‘Prime’ Stimpson, 1851. Shells of New England: 16.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 277.

Cyclas ponderosa Prime, 1852
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 157.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 282.

Cyclas rosacea Prime, 1852
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
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
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 159.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 284.

Cyclas solidula Prime, 1852
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
‘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
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
Prime, 1852. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 156.
Prime, 1853. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 272.
 
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