Publication De Kay (1843): summary

Full Citation

De Kay, J.E. 1843. Mollusca. Zoology of New-York, or the New-York Fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New-York; with brief notices of those occasionally found near its border; and accompanied by appropriate illustrations 5. 271 pp., pls. 1-40. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Alasmodon Thompson, 1820

Thompson, 1820. Ann. Phil. 16: 116.
‘Say’ Sowerby, 1824. Zool. Jour. 1: 54.
‘Say’ Sowerby, 1839. Conch. Man.: 2.
‘Say’ Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 262, 264, 266, 269-274, 278-279, 290, 382.
De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 196.
‘Say’ Brown, 1844. Ill. Rec. Conch. Gr. Brit. & Ireland: 83.
‘Say’ Woodward, 1871. Man. Moll: 433.
(error for Alasmodonta Say, 1819; renamed Anelasmodon Agassiz, 1846)
Type species: Unio undulata Say, 1817 = Alasmidonta undulata

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio cariosus De Kay, 1843 = Lampsilis cardium

De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 193, pl. 21, figs. 243-244.
(misidentified reference to Unio cariosus Say, 1817)

Alasmodon corrugata De Kay, 1843 = Alasmidonta varicosa

De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 198, pl. 24, figs. 259.
Type(s): TYPE LOCALITY TYPE_LOCALITY_MP_003, Passaic River.

Anodonta excurvata De Kay, 1843 = Pyganodon cataracta

De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 202, pl. 17, fig. 233.

Alasmodon marginata De Kay, 1843 = Alasmidonta varicosa

De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 196, pl. 14, fig. 225.
(misidentified reference to Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818)

Unio radiatus De Kay, 1843 = Cambarunio iris

‘Gmelin’ De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 189, pl. 18. fig. 236.
(misidentified reference to Mya radiata Gmelin, 1791)

image of type lot

Unio rosaceus De Kay, 1843 = Lampsilis siliquoidea

De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 192, pl. 39, figs. 355-356; pl. 40, fig. 357.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_678303, Seneca Lake, New York.

Cyclas solida De Kay, 1843 = Sphaerium simile

De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 229, pl. 25, fig. 265.

Anodon unadilla De Kay, 1843 = Strophitus undulatus

De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 109, pl. 15, fig. 228.

Tellina versicolor De Kay, 1843 = Ameritella versicolor

De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 209, pl. 26, fig. 172.

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmodon arcuata Barnes = Margaritifera margaritifera

+ Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758

Alasmodon corrugata = Alasmidonta varicosa

Alasmodon marginata Say = Alasmidonta marginata

Alasmodon rugosa Barnes = Lasmigona costata

Alasmodon undulata Say = Alasmidonta undulata

There are 31 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.