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Publication Conrad (1849): summary

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Conrad, T.A. 1849. Descriptions of new freshwater shells. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 (2nd series): 300-303. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio aratus Conrad, 1849 = Elliptoideus sloatianus

Conrad, 1849. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 302.
Conrad, 1849. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4: 154.
(homonym of Unio aratus Lea, 1843)

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Unio nucleopsis Conrad, 1849 = Pleurobema georgianum

Conrad, 1849. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 301.
Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 276, pl. 37, fig. 8.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 253.
Type(s): SYNTYPES ANSP_41421, Etowah River, Ga.

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Unio ogeecheensis Conrad, 1849 = Villosa delumbis

Conrad, 1849. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 300.
Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 275, pl. 37, figs. 3-4.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 254.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE MCZ_146971 (by R.I. Johnson, 1956: 126), Ogeechee River, Georgia.

Unio oratus Conrad, 1849 = Lampsilis cariosa

Conrad, 1849. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 301.
Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 276, pl. 37, fig. 6.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 254.

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Unio rosaceus Conrad, 1849 = Atlanticoncha ochracea

Conrad, 1849. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4: 153.
Conrad, 1849. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 303.
Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 275.
(homonym of Unio rosaceus De Kay, 1843)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MCZ_178779, Savannah River, Georgia.

Unio securiformis Conrad, 1849 = Pustulosa infucata

Conrad, 1849. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4: ??.
Conrad, 1849. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 300.
Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 275, pl. 37, fig. 1.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 250.

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Unio stagnalis Conrad, 1849 = Villosa vibex

Conrad, 1849. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 300.
Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 275, pl. 37, fig. 2.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 257.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MCZ_178778, Ogeechee River, Georgia.
 
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