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Publication Say (1817): summary

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Say, T. 1817. Conchology. [in] W. Nicholson (ed.), American Edition of the British Encyclopedia or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge 2 (1st ed.). 15 [unumbered] pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Monodonta Say, 1817

Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [13].
(homonym of Lamarck, 1801 [Gastrop.]; renamed Alasmidonta Say, 1818)
Type species: Unio undulata Say, 1817 (orig. desig.) = Alasmidonta undulata

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio alatus Say, 1817 = Potamilus alatus

Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 248, figs. 1a-b [as Unio sp.] ?.
Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [12,] pl. 4, fig. 2.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [18,] pl. 4, fig. 2.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 52.
Type(s): NEOTYPE SMF_4349, N. Amerika.

Unio cariosus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis cariosa

Lister, 1685. Conch.: pl. 152. fig. 7. [pre-linnaean]
Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [12,] pl. 3, fig. 2.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [17,] pl. 3, fig. 2.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 51.
Type(s): NEOTYPE MCZ_178839 (by R.I. Johnson, 1947: 148), Schuylkill River, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Anodonta cataracta Say, 1817 = Pyganodon cataracta

Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [13,] pl. 3, fig. 4.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [19,] pl. 3, fig. 4.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 53.
Type(s): TYPE MNHN_MPL_0036, [unknown].

Unio crassus Say, 1817 = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Lister, 1685. Conch.: pl. 150, fig. 5.
specimen image from publication Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 249, fig. 1 [as Unio sp.].
‘LeSueur’ Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [11], pl. 1, fig. 8.
‘LeSueur’ Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [16], pl. 1, fig. 8.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 49.
(homonym of Unio crassus Retzius, 1788)

Unio cylindricus Say, 1817 = Theliderma cylindrica

Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [13,] pl. 4, fig. 3.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [18,] pl. 4, fig. 3.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 52.
Type(s): NEOTYPE SMF_4310, N. Amerika.

There are 15 available nominal species attributed to this publication (15 total).

Cyclas dubia Say, 1817 = Pisidium dubium

Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: pl. 1, fig. 10.

Anodonta marginata Say, 1817 = Pyganodon cataracta

Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [13,] pl. 3, fig. 5.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [19,] pl. 3, fig. 5.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 53-54.

Unio nasutus Say, 1817 = Sagittunio nasutus

Lister, 1685. Conch.: pl. 151, fig. 6.
Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [12,] pl. 4, fig. 1.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [18,] pl. 4, fig. 1.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 52.
Type(s): USNM_85978, Bristol, Pa.

Unio ochraceus Say, 1817 = Atlanticoncha ochracea

Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [12,] pl. 2, fig. 8.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [18,] pl. 2, fig. 8.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 51.
Type(s): NEOTYPE MCZ_178838 (by R.I. Johnson, 1947: 153), Schuylkill River, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Unio ovatus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis ovata

specimen image from publication Bruguière, 1797. Encycl. Méth. 2: pl. 248, fig. 5 [as Unio sp.].
Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [12,] pl. 2, fig. 7.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [17,] pl. 2, fig. 7.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 50-51.
Type(s): NEOTYPE SMF_4338, N. Amerika.

Unio plicata Say, 1817 = Amblema plicata

‘LeSueur’ Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [12].
‘LeSueur’ Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [17].
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 50.
Type(s): NEOTYPE SMF_4305, Ohio, U.S.A.

Unio purpureus Say, 1817 = Elliptio complanata

Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [12,] pl. 3, fig. 1.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [17,] pl. 3, fig. 1.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 50.
(renamed Unio purpurascens Lamarck, 1819)

Cyclas similis Say, 1817 = Sphaerium simile

Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: pl. 1, fig. 9.

Unio undulata Say, 1817 = Alasmidonta undulata

Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [13,] pl. 3, fig. 3.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [19,] pl. 3, fig. 3.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 53.

Anodonta undulata Say, 1817 = Strophitus undulatus

Say, 1817. Nich. Encyc. 2: [13,] pl. 3, fig. 6.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [19,] pl. 3, fig. 6.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 54.

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta cataracta Say, 1817 = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodonta marginata Say, 1817 = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodonta undulata Say, 1817 = Strophitus undulatus

Monodonta undulata (Say, 1817) = Alasmidonta undulata

Unio alatus Say, 1817 = Potamilus alatus

Unio cariosus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis cariosa
+ Mya radiata Gmelin, 1791

Unio crassus Say, 1817 = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Unio crassus var. plicata Say, 1817 = Amblema plicata

Unio cylindricus Say, 1817 = Theliderma cylindrica

Unio nasutus Say, 1817 = Sagittunio nasutus

Unio ochraceus Say, 1817 = Atlanticoncha ochracea

Unio ovatus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis ovata

Unio purpureus Say, 1817 = Elliptio complanata

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