Publication Hildreth (1828): summary

Full Citation

Hildreth, S.P. 1828. Observations on, and descriptions of the shells, found in the waters of the Muskingum River, Little Muskingum and Duck Creek, in the vicinity of Marietta, Ohio. American Journal of Science and Arts 14: 276-. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Alasmodonta Say, 1819

‘Say’ of Authors.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [18].
Barnes, 1823. Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 275.
Say, 1825. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5(3-4): 131.
Férussac, 1827. Bull. Sci. Nat. et Géol. 10: 417.
Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 289.
Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 421.
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 25.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 43.
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 32.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 46.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 499.
Vest, 1866. Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Ver. Naturw. (17): 197.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 1.
(new name for Alasmidonta Say, 1818; renamed Anelasmodon Agassiz, 1846)
Type species: Unio undulata Say, 1817 = Alasmidonta undulata

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio verrucosus albus Hildreth, 1828 = Cyprogenia stegaria

Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 281.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio verrucosus Barnes, 1823)

Unio cuneatus Hildreth, 1828 = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

‘Barnes’ Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 283.
(misidentified reference to Unio cuneatus Barnes, 1823)

Unio foliatus Hildreth, 1828 = Epioblasma flexuosa

Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 284, figs. 16a-b.

Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828 = Obovaria subrotunda

Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 284.

Unio phaseolus Hildreth, 1828 = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 283.
Say, 1834. Amer. Conch. 6: pl. 22.

Unio verrucosus purpureus Hildreth, 1828 = Cyclonaias tuberculata

Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 281.
(homonym of Unio purpureus Say, 1817; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio verrucosus Barnes, 1823)

Unio radiatus Hildreth, 1828 = Lampsilis cardium

Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 286.
(misidentified reference to Unio radiatus Barnes, 1823)

Anodonta undulata ‘Say’ of Authors = 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

Alasmodonta complanata = Pterosyna complanata

Alasmodonta rugosa = Lasmigona costata

Anodonta undulata = Strophitus undulatus

Unio alatus = Potamilus alatus

Unio crassus ‘LeSueur’ Say = Ortmanniana ligamentina

There are 26 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.