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Publication Conrad (1850): summary

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Conrad, T.A. 1850. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences 1 ((second series)). Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio contrarius Conrad, 1849 = Lampsilis straminea

Conrad, 1849. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4: 153.
Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 276, pl. 37, fig. 7.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 247.

Unio mississippiensis Conrad, 1850 = Sagittunio subrostratus

Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 277, pl. 38, fig. 11.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 252.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MCZ_178777, Tributary of the Lower Mississippi, Louisiana.

Unio nodiferus Conrad, 1841 = Pustulosa pustulosa

Conrad, 1841. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 19.
Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 277, pl. 38, figs. 4, 8.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 253.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_10285, Jackson, La.

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.

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.

There is 1 available nominal species attributed to this publication (11 total).

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.

Unio perplicatus Conrad, 1841 = Amblema plicata

Conrad, 1841. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 19.
Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 276, pl. 38, fig. 2.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 261 [as ‘Plectomerus perplicatus’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_129919, Jackson, Miss.

Unio plectophorus Conrad, 1849 = Elliptoideus sloatianus

Conrad, 1849. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4: 154 [as ‘plectrophorus’].
Conrad, 1850. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1: 277, pl. 38, fig. 7.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 261 [as ‘Plectomerus plectophorus’].
(correct name for Unio plectrophorus Conrad, 1849)

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.

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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