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Publication Lea (1838): summary

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Lea, I. 1838. A Synopsis of the Family of Naïades (2nd ed.). 44 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Margarita Lea, 1836

Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 10.
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 118.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 13.
(homonym of Leach, 1814 [Pteriidae]; renamed Margaron Lea, 1852)
Type species: Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758 (herein) = Unio pictorum

Platiris Lea, 1838

Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 118, 141.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 10, 33.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54.
(renamed Platyiris Agassiz, 1846)
Type species: Iridina exotica Lamarck, 1819 (sub. desig. by Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927: 439) = Mutela dubia

Spatha Lea, 1838

Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 118, 141.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 10, 33.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 55.
Type species: Iridina nilotica Cailliaud, 1823 (monotypy) = Mutela dubia

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio auratus Lea, 1838 = Diplodon chilensis

‘Swainson’ of Authors.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 199 [as ‘Naia aurata’].
‘Swain.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 33 [as ‘Niäa aurata’].
specimen image from publication ‘Swainson MS’ Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 29, sp. 150.
(reference to Unio auratus Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): FIGURED SPECIMEN BMNH_1965144, I. of Chiloe.

Margarita (Unio) cailliaudii Lea, 1836 = Nitia teretiuscula

‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: ??. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 24. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 36. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 58.

Unio carynthiacus Lea, 1836 = Unio nanus

‘Zeigler’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27.
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 33.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 20.
J.F. Schmidt, 1840. Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 13: 435.
C.B. Adams, 1847. Cat. Gen. Sp. Adams: 14.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 47.
Schröder, 1885. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 2: 229.
Servain, 1888. Bull. Soc. Malac. France 5: 317.
Locard, 1889. Contr. Faune Malacol. Franc. 13: 141 [35].
Germain, 1904. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4: 264.
Germain, 1931. Faune de France 22: 728.
(error for Unio carinthiacus Rossmässler, 1836)

Anodonta chinensis Lea, 1836 = unionoid species

‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53. [nomen nudum]

Unio coeruleus Lea, 1836 = Indonaia caerulea

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 20.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30 [as ‘cœruleus’].
Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 228.
Connolly, 1925. Rec. Albany Mus. 3: [5].
(error for Unio caeruleus Lea, 1831)

There are 34 nominal species attributed to this publication (none available).

Margarita (Unio) crassissimus Lea, 1836 = Pseudunio auricularius

‘Ferussac’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 40.
‘Fer. Des Moul. Grat.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26.
(reference to Unio crassissima Férussac, 1827)

Margaron (Unio) cumberlandianus Lea, 1852 = Cambarunio simus

Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27 [as ‘Margarita (Unio) cumberlandianus’]. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 20 [as ‘Margarita (Unio) cumberlandianus’]. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30.
(new name for Unio cumberlandicus Lea, 1838)

Anodonta curvata Lea, 1836 = unionoid species

‘Ferussac’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32. [nomen nudum]
Jay, 1839. Cat. Rec. Shells: 27. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53. [nomen nudum]

Unio egyptiaca Deshayes, 1832 = Coelatura aegyptiaca

‘Cailliaud’ of Authors.
Deshayes, 1832. Enc. Méth. 2 (Deuxième partie): 587.
Jay, 1836. Cat. Rec. Shells: 20 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 29.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 21 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 198 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32 [as ‘Margaron (Unio) egyptiacus’].
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 267 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 494 [as ‘egyptiacus’].
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 50.
Haas, 1940. Zool. Ser. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 140 [as ‘Caelatura egyptiaca’].
Araujo et al., 2017. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 179(2): 280.
(error for Unio aegyptiacus Cailliaud, 1827)

Unio elongatus Lea, 1836 = Unio elongatulus

‘Pfeiffer’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 37.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 24.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 37.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 491.
Haas, 1952. Nautilus 65(4): 118.
Bogan, 1993. Amer. Zool. 33: 602.
(error for Unio elongatula C. Pfeiffer, 1825)

Anodonta folium Lea, 1836 = unionoid species

‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53. [nomen nudum]

Alasmodonta incurva Lea, 1836 = unionoid species

‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 46. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 28. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 44. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 70. [nomen nudum]

Anodonta inflata Lea, 1836 = Pyganodon grandis

‘Major Le Conte’s Cabinet’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52. [nomen nudum]
‘Major Le Conte’s Cabinet’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 31. [nomen nudum]
‘Major Le Conte’s Cabinet’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 51. [nomen nudum]

Unio katherinae Lea, 1838 = Pterosyna complanata

Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 143 [as ‘katherinæ’].
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 35 [as ‘katherinæ’].

Unio kirklandianus Lea, 1838 = Fusconaia subrotunda

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 23.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 203.
ITIS, 2012. ITIS: [web].
(error for Unio kirtlandianus Lea, 1834)

Unio limagnae Jay, 1835 = Unio tumidus

‘Bouillet’ of Authors.
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 16 [as ‘limagnæ’].
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 36 [as ‘limagnæ’].
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 24 [as ‘limagnæ’].
(error for Unio limaniae Dupuy, 1852)

Unio litoralis Menke, 1828 = Potomida littoralis

‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 64.
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 107.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 282.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 34.
Rossmässler, 1854. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3 (1-2): 37.
Küster, 1855. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 128.
specimen image from publication Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 98.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 86, sp. 461.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54.
Woodward, 1871. Man. Moll: 433.
Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 52.
(error for Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798)

Unio margaritacea Lea, 1838 = Pseudunio auricularius

‘Drap.’ of Authors.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26.
(error for Unio margaritifera Draparnaud, 1801)

Margarita (Unio) modestus Lea, 1836 = Diplodon paulistus

‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 33. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54. [nomen nudum]

Unio nitidens Lea, 1836 = unionoid species

‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 41. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 40. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 63. [nomen nudum]

Unio orientalis Lea, 1836 = unionoid species

‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 41. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer,’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 40. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer,’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 63. [nomen nudum]

Margarita (Unio) paliatus Lea, 1836 = Elliptio complanata

“Ravenel’s letter” Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 31. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 33. [nomen nudum]
‘Ravenel’s Letter’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53. [nomen nudum]
Type(s): NOMEN NUDUM USNM_85658, Santee Canal, S.C.

Anodonta pennsylvanica Stark, 1828 = Strophitus undulatus

‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Stark, 1828. Elements Nat. Hist. 2: 89.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 50.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 49.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 263.
Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 11, sp. 30.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 79.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 618.
Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 40.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 22 [as ‘Strophitus undulatus-pennsylvanicus’].
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 373 [as ‘Strophitus undulatus pennsylvanicus’].
(error for Anodonta pensylvanica Lamarck, 1819)

Unio preciosus Lea, 1836 = unionoid species

Unio pulchellus Lea, 1836 = unionoid species

‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 41. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26.
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 40. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 64. [nomen nudum]

Unio pumilis Lea, 1836 = Fusconaia masoni

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 20.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 17.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 24.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 255.
(error for Unio pumilus Lea, 1838)

Mya regulosa Lea, 1836 = Alasmidonta marginata

‘Wood’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 44.
‘Wood’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27.
‘Wood’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 42.
‘Wood’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 67.
(error for Unio rugulosus Wood, 1828)

Unio rivalis Lea, 1836 = Margaritifera margaritifera

‘Zeig.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 46.
‘Zeig.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 28.
(intro'd as syn of Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758)

Anodonta taevaii Lea, 1838 = Aspatharia chaiziana

‘Rang’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32 [as ‘tævaii’].
(error for Anodonta tawaii Rang, 1835)

Margarita (Unio) tenerus Lea, 1836 = Villosa delumbis

‘Ravenel’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
‘Rav.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 25.
‘Rav.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
‘Rav. Han.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 44.
(reference to Unio tenerus Simpson, 1892)

Margaron (Unio) tigris Lea, 1870 = Unio tigridis

‘Fer.’ Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 21. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 18. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 25. [nomen nudum]
‘Fer.’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
(new name for Unio tigridis Bourguignat, 1852)
Type(s): MANUSCRIPT NAME USNM_84706, River at Bagdad, Persia.

Anodonta trapezialis Blainville, 1825 = Anodontites trapesialis

‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Blainville, 1825. Manuel Malacol. et Conch.: 538.
Bory de St. Vincent, 1827. Encycl. Méth. 2: 147.
Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 63.
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106.
Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 93.
d’Orbigny, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(61-62): 43.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 53.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 31.
Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 287.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 220.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5(3): 596.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 52.
Hupé, 1857. [in] Castelnau, Anim. Nouv. Rares d’Amer. Sud: 85.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 504.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 82.
Ihering, 1893. Arch. Naturg. 59(1): 135.
Corsi, 1900. Anais Mus. Nac. Montevideo 2: 456.
Marshall, 1915. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 49(2122): 529.
Haas, 1929. Senckenbergiana 11: 340.
H.B. Baker, 1930. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (210): 70.
Morretes, 1949. Arqu. Mus. Paranaense 7: 27.
(error for Anodonta trapesialis Lamarck, 1819)

Alasmodonta truncata Lea, 1836 = Alasmidonta marginata

‘Say, in lit.’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 44.
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 27.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 46.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 262.
(intro'd as syn of Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818)

Unio tumulatis Lea, 1838 = unionoid fossil

‘Morton’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26.
(error for Unio tumulatus Morton, 1836)

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