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Publication B.H. Wright (1888): summary
Full Citation
Wright, B.H. 1888. Descriptions of new species of uniones from Florida. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 40: 113-120. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal Species
Unio averellii B.H. Wright, 1888 = Villosa vibex
B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 115, pl. 3, fig. 2.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_91142 (by R.I. Johnson, 1967: 5), Lake Ashby, Fla.
Unio dallii B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio jayensis
B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 119, pl. 6, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151037, Lake Woodruff, Fla.
Unio dorei B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio jayensis
B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 115, pl. 3, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151034, Lake Monroe, Volusia Co., Fla.
Unio fryanus B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio occulta
B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 113, pl. 2, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151032, Lake Ashby, Volusia Co., Fla.
Unio hinkleyi B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio jayensis
B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 117, pl. 4, fig. 3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151033, Lake Monroe, Volusia Co., Fla.
There are 11 available nominal species attributed to this publication (11 total).
Unio marshii B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio jayensis
B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 118, pl. 5, fig. 2.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151028, Lake Woodruff, Fla.
Unio nolani B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio jayensis
B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 116, pl. 4, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151030, St. Johns Riv., Fla.
Unio simpsoni B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio jayensis
B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 117, pl. 5, fig. 1.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [5] [as ‘simpsonii’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151038, Lake Woodruff, Fla.
Unio tryoni B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio jayensis
B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 120, pl. 6, fig. 2.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151036, Lake Woodruff, Fla.
Unio waltoni B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio ahenea
B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 114, pl. 2, fig. 3.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_91145 (by R.I. Johnson, 1967: 10), Lake Woodruff, Fla.
Unio websterii B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio monroensis
B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 113, pl. 2, fig. 2.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_125697 (by R.I. Johnson, 1967: 10), [Lake Woodruff, Volusia Co., Florida].
