MUSSELp

MUSSELpdb

Introduction

Browse

d'basing

Search the MUSSELpdb

Taxonomy

all genera

Unionidae

Margaritiferidae

Hyriidae

Etheriidae

Mycetopodidae

Iridinidae


Species & Genus Richness by
Taxonomy

Geography

Summary

North America

Central America

South America

Afrotropics

North Eurasia

East Asia

Australasia


Species Richness & Endemism by
Geography

Data last updated
Mon 1 Dec 2025

Publication Conrad (1835): summary

publication summary

Full Citation

Conrad, T.A. 1835. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature 1(1): 1-12, pls. 1-6. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio clavus Conrad, 1835 = Pleurobema clava

‘Lamarck’ Conrad, 1835. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(1): 5, pl. 3, fig. 1.
(reference to Unio clava Lamarck, 1819)

Unio fasciatus Conrad, 1835 = Ortmanniana ligamentina

‘Raf.’ Conrad, 1835. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(1): 3, pl. 1.
‘Raf.’ Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 249.
(reference to Unio (Elliptio) fasciata Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio flexuosus Conrad, 1835 = Epioblasma flexuosa

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1835. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(1): 8, pl. 6, fig. 2.
Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 6, sp. 22; pl. 13, fig. 53.
(reference to Obliquaria (Quadrula) flexuosa Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio fragosus Conrad, 1835 = Quadrula fragosa

Conrad, 1835. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(1): 12, pl. 6, fig. 2.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 249.

Unio modioliformis Lea, 1834 = Pleurobema clava

‘Say’ of Authors.
Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 89.
Conrad, 1835. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(1): 5.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 28.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 246.
(intro'd as syn of Unio clava Lamarck, 1819)

image of type lot

Unio mortoni Conrad, 1835 = Pustulosa pustulosa

Conrad, 1835. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(1): 11, pl. 6, fig. 1.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 252.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_10287A, Bayou Teche, Louisiana.

Unio ovatus var. ornatus Conrad, 1835 = Lampsilis ornata

Conrad, 1835. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(1): 4.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio ovatus Say, 1817)

image of type lot

Unio phillipsii Conrad, 1835 = Obliquaria reflexa

Conrad, 1835. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(1): 9, pl. 5, fig. 1.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 255.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_19432, Wabash R., Indiana.

Taxonomic Opinions

Unio clava Lamarck, 1819 = Pleurobema clava
+ Obliquaria (Scalenaria) scalenia Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio modioliformis Lea, 1834

Unio decisus Lea, 1831 = Pleurobema taitianum
+ Unio taitianus Lea, 1834

Unio decisus Lea, 1831 = Pleurobema decisum

Unio fasciatus Rafinesque, 1820 = Ortmanniana ligamentina
+ Unio carinatus Barnes, 1823

Unio flexuosus (Rafinesque, 1820) = Epioblasma flexuosa
+ Unio foliatus Hildreth, 1828

Unio fragosus Conrad, 1835 = Quadrula fragosa

Unio metanevrus (Rafinesque, 1820) = Theliderma metanevra
+ Unio nodosus Barnes, 1823

Unio mortoni = Pustulosa pustulosa

Unio ovatus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis ovata
+ Unio ovata Lamarck, 1819

Unio phillipsii Conrad, 1835 = Obliquaria reflexa

Unio reflexus (Rafinesque, 1820) = Obliquaria reflexa
+ Unio cornutus Barnes, 1823

 
NSF icon MUSSEL icon
"Making the world a better place, one mollusk at a time."