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Publication Lea (1838): summary
Full Citation
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; 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 ‘Swainson’ of Authors = 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’].
‘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 ‘Zeigler’ of Authors = 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
‘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’ of Authors = 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 ‘Ferussac’ of Authors
‘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 ‘Cailliaud’ of Authors = 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 ‘Pfeiffer’ of Authors = 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
‘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
‘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’ of Authors = 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 ‘Bouillet’ of Authors = 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 ‘Lamarck’ of Authors = 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.
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 ‘Drap.’ of Authors = 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
‘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
‘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 ‘Lamarck’ of Authors = 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
‘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: 64. [nomen nudum]
Unio pulchellus Lea, 1836
‘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’ of Authors = 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 ‘Lamarck’ of Authors = 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 ‘Say, in lit.’ of Authors = 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
‘Morton’ Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 26.
(error for Unio tumulatus Morton, 1836)
Taxonomic Opinions
There are 636 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.
Margarita (Anodonta) blainvilliana Lea = Leila blainvilliana
+ Iridina trapezialis d’Orbigny, 1835
Margarita (Anodonta) cygneus Drap. Lam. Crouch. Blain. Pfeif. Turt. Des Moul. Flem. Grat. Bouil. = Anodonta cygnea + Anodonta anatina + Atlanticoncha ochracea + Utterbackiana implicata + Pseudanodonta complanata
+ Mytilus cygneus Schröter, 1779
+ Anodonta cygnea Draparnaud, 1806
+ Mytilus cygneus Maton & Rackett, 1807
+ Mytilus anatinus Linnaeus, 1758
+ Mytilus stagnalis Gmelin, 1791
+ Mytilus fluviatilis Gmelin, 1791
+ Mytilus fucatus Dillwyn, 1817
+ Mytilus zellensis Gmelin, 1791
+ Mytilus avonensis Montagu, 1803
+ Mytilus radiatus Müller, 1774
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Margarita (Anodonta) edentula Lea = Strophitus undulatus
+ Anodon areolatus Swainson, 1829
Margarita (Anodonta) ensiformis Spix. D’Orb. = Lamproscapha ensiformis
Margarita (Anodonta) fluviatilis Lea = Pyganodon cataracta + Pyganodon fragilis + Utterbackiana implicata
+ Mytilus illitus Lightfoot, 1786
+ Anodonta cataracta Say, 1817
+ Anodonta marginata Say, 1817
+ Anodonta implicata Say, 1829
+ Anodonta teres Conrad, 1834
Margarita (Anodonta) gibbosa Say = Pyganodon gibbosa + Pyganodon grandis
+ Anodonta inflata Lea, 1836
Margarita (Anodonta) grandis Say. Lesueur = Pyganodon grandis
+ Anodonta corpulenta Cooper, 1834
Margarita (Anodonta) incerta Lea = Utterbackia imbecillis
+ Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829
Margarita (Anodonta) lato-marginata Lea. D’Orb. = Anodontites patagonica + Anodontites trapezea
+ Anodon trapezeus Spix in Wagner, 1827
+ Anodon rotundus Spix in Wagner, 1827
Margarita (Anodonta) mortoniana Lea = Anodontites patagonica + Anodontites trigona
+ Unio (Anodontes) chiquitana d’Orbigny, 1835
Margarita (Anodonta) obtusa Spix = Anodontites obtusa
+ Anodon obtusus var. lituratum Spix in Wagner, 1827
Margarita (Anodonta) plana Lea = Pyganodon grandis
+ Anodonta declivis Conrad, 1834
Margarita (Anodonta) tenebricosa Lea. D’Orb. = Anodontites tenebricosa
Margarita (Anodonta) trapezialis [sic] Lam. = Anodontites trapesialis + Leila esula
+ Anodonta exotica Lamarck, 1819
+ Anodon giganteus Spix in Wagner, 1827
+ Anodon penicillatus Gray, 1834
+ Anodon susannae Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833
+ Anodon radiatus Spix in Wagner, 1827
Margarita (Anodonta) undulata Say = Strophitus undulatus
+ Anodon rugosus Swainson, 1822
+ Anodonta pensylvanica Lamarck, 1819
Margarita (Anodonta) wardiana Lea = Strophitus undulatus
+ Anodonta virgata Conrad, 1836
Margarita (Dipsas) discoideus Lea = Pletholophus tenuis
+ Unio tenuis Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833
Margarita (Dipsas) plicatus Leach = Cristaria plicata + Mutela dubia
+ Mytilus dubius Gmelin, 1791
+ Cristaria tuberculata Schumacher, 1817
+ Anodonta dipsas Blainville, 1825
+ Symphynota bialata Lea, 1829
Margarita (Margaritana) bonellii Lea = Microcondylaea bonellii
+ Unio depressa C. Pfeiffer, 1825
+ Alasmodonta compressa Menke, 1830
Margarita (Margaritana) calceola Lea = Sulcularia viridis
+ Alasmodonta truncata Conrad, 1834
Margarita (Margaritana) margaritifera Lea = Margaritifera margaritifera
+ Margaritana fluviatilis Schumacher, 1817
+ Unio elongata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio sinuata C. Pfeiffer, 1825
+ Unio roissyi Michaud, 1831
+ Unio rivalis Lea, 1836
+ Alasmodonta arcuata Barnes, 1823
Margarita (Margaritana) marginata Lea = Alasmidonta marginata + Alasmidonta varicosa
+ Alasmodonta truncata ‘Say, in lit.’ of Authors
+ Unio cariosa Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio varicosa Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio rugulosus Wood, 1828
Margarita (Margaritana) undulata Say = Alasmidonta undulata
+ Alasmodonta sculptilis Say, 1829
+ Unio hians Valenciennes, 1827
+ Unio glabratus G.B. Sowerby, 1821
Margarita (Unio) aesopus Green = Plethobasus cyphyus
+ Unio cicatricosus Conrad, 1834
Margarita (Unio) ambiguus Lea = Castalia ambigua + Castalia multisulcata + Castalia inflata
+ Unio ambiguus G.B. Sowerby, 1821
+ Unio ambigua Blainville, 1825
+ Castalia ambigua Wood, 1828
+ Tetraplodon pectinatus Spix in Wagner, 1827
+ Castalia quadrilatera d’Orbigny, 1835
+ Castalia inflata d’Orbigny, 1835
Margarita (Unio) angulatus Lea = Triplodon corrugatus + Prisodon syrmatophorus
+ Hyria corrugata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio corrugata Blainville, 1825
+ Triplodon rugosus Spix in Wagner, 1827
+ Paxyodon ponderosus Schumacher, 1817
Margarita (Unio) anodontoides Lea = Lampsilis teres
+ Unio (Eurynia) teres Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio teres ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors
Margarita (Unio) arcæformis Lea = Epioblasma arcaeformis
+ Unio nexus Say, 1831
Margarita (Unio) asperrimus Lea = Quadrula quadrula
+ Unio quadrulus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors
Margarita (Unio) atratus Lea = Potamilus fragilis + Diplodon chilensis
+ Unio fragilis Reeve, 1865
Margarita (Unio) auratus Lea = Diplodon chilensis + Hyridella australis
+ Unio obtusa d’Orbigny, 1835
+ Unio depressa Lesson, 1830
Margarita (Unio) batava Lam. Pfeif. Flem. = Unio crassus + Unio nanus
+ Mya pictorum Gmelin, 1791
+ Mya ovalis Lightfoot, 1786
+ Unio riparia Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806
+ Unio fusculus Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio gibba Lea, 1836
+ Unio labacensis Rossmässler, 1835
+ Unio reniformis Rossmässler, 1836
+ Unio fuscus Lea, 1836
+ Unio consentaneus Rossmässler, 1836
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Margarita (Unio) bilineatus Lea. Ben. = Lamellidens marginalis
Margarita (Unio) burroughianus Lea. D’Orb. = Diplodon burroughianus
Margarita (Unio) camptodon Say = Uniomerus tetralasmus
+ Unio declivis Conrad, 1836
Margarita (Unio) cariosus Say. Bar. = Lampsilis cariosa
Margarita (Unio) circulus Lea. Eat. = Obovaria subrotunda
+ Unio rotundus Wood, 1828
Margarita (Unio) clavus Lam. Con. = Pleurobema clava
+ Unio clavus Conrad, 1835
+ Obliquaria (Scalenaria) scalenia Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio modioliformis ‘Say’ of Authors
Margarita (Unio) coccineus Lea = Pleurobema sintoxia
+ Unio coccineus Conrad, 1836
+ Unio catillus Conrad, 1836
Margarita (Unio) cœruleus [sic] Lea. Ben. = Indonaia caerulea
Margarita (Unio) complanatus Lea = Elliptio complanata
+ Unio violaceus Spengler, 1793
+ Unio purpureus Say, 1817
+ Unio rarisulcata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio coarctata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio purpurascens Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio rhombula Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio carinifera Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio georgina Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio glabrata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio sulcidens Lamarck, 1819
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Margarita (Unio) cornutus Bar. = Obliquaria reflexa
+ Obliquaria (Quadrula) reflexa Rafinesque, 1820
Margarita (Unio) corrugata Lam. = Parreysia corrugata + Indonaia rugosa + Unio pictorum
+ Unio corrugata Bruguière, 1797
+ Mya rugosa Gmelin, 1791
+ Mya nodosa Gmelin, 1791
+ Mya spuria Gmelin, 1791
+ Unio spuria Lamarck, 1819
+ Mya spuria Wood, 1825
+ Unio triradiata Lea, 1836
Margarita (Unio) crassidens Lam. = Elliptio crassidens
+ Unio cuneatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio niger Conrad, 1836
+ Unio (Elliptio) nigra Rafinesque, 1820
Margarita (Unio) crassissimus Fer. Des Moul. Grat. = Pseudunio auricularius
+ Unio auricularius Spengler, 1793
+ Unio margaritifera Draparnaud, 1801
+ Unio sinuata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio rugosa Poiret, 1801
Margarita (Unio) crassus Say. Bar. = Ortmanniana ligamentina + Amblema plicata
+ Unio crassus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio ellipticus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio carinatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio ligamentina Lamarck, 1819
+ Mya gravis Wood, 1828
+ Unio fasciatus Conrad, 1835
Margarita (Unio) cuprinus Lea = Popenaias metallica
+ Unio metallicus Say, 1831
Margarita (Unio) cylindricus Say. Eat. Hild. = Theliderma cylindrica
+ Unio naviformis Lamarck, 1819
Margarita (Unio) decisus Lea. Con. = Pleurobema decisum
Margarita (Unio) declivis Say = Uniomerus declivis
+ Unio geometricus Lea, 1834
Margarita (Unio) dehiscens Say = Hemistena lata
+ Unio oriens Lea, 1831
Margarita (Unio) delodontus Lam. = Diplodon delodontus
+ Unio lacteolus Lea, 1834
Margarita (Unio) depressus Lam. D’Orb. = Hyridella depressa
Margarita (Unio) egyptiacus Caill. Fer. = Coelatura aegyptiaca
Margarita (Unio) ellipsis Lea. Eat. = Obovaria olivaria
+ Unio brevialis G.B. Sowerby, 1821
Margarita (Unio) faba d’Orb. = Diplodon charruanus
Margarita (Unio) fabalis Lea = Paetulunio fabalis
+ Unio capillus Say, 1831
+ Unio lapillus Say, 1831
Margarita (Unio) foliatus Hild. = Epioblasma flexuosa
+ Obliquaria (Quadrula) flexuosa Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio flexuosus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors
Margarita (Unio) fulvus Lea = Elliptio congaraea + Elliptio icterina
+ Unio icterinus Conrad, 1834
Margarita (Unio) gibbosus Bar. Eat. Hild. = Eurynia dilatata
+ Unio mucronatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio nasuta Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio (Eurynia) dilatata Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio dilatatus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors
Margarita (Unio) globosus Lea = Potamilus capax
+ Unio capax Green, 1832
Margarita (Unio) gracilis Barnes. Hild. = Potamilus fragilis
+ Unio planus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio fragilis ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors
Margarita (Unio) granosus Brug. Lam. = Diplodon granosus
Margarita (Unio) hildrethianus Lea = Simpsonaias ambigua
+ Alasmodonta ambigua Say, 1825
Margarita (Unio) iris Lea = Cambarunio iris + Cambarunio nebulosus
+ Unio nebulosus Conrad, 1834
Margarita (Unio) irroratus Lea. Eaton = Cyprogenia stegaria
+ Unio verrucosus albus Hildreth, 1828
Margarita (Unio) litoralis [sic] Lam. Pfeif. Des Moul. Grat. = Potomida littoralis + Unio crassus + Potomida semirugata + Unio nanus + Unio tumidus
+ Unio litoralis Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Unio crassus Philipsson in Retzius, 1788
+ Unio crassus Nilsson, 1822
+ Unio rhomboideus Moquin-Tandon, 1855
+ Unio brevialis Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio semirugata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio nana Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio subtetragonus Michaud, 1831
+ Unio incurvus Lea, 1831
+ Unio pianensis Farines in Boubée, 1833
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Margarita (Unio) luteolus Lam. = Lampsilis radiata + Lampsilis siliquoidea
+ Unio siliquoideus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio inflatus Barnes, 1823
Margarita (Unio) marginalis Lam. = Lamellidens marginalis
+ Unio anodontina Lamarck, 1819
Margarita (Unio) membranacea Lea = Diplodon variabilis
+ Unio matoniana d’Orbigny, 1835
Margarita (Unio) metanever Lea = Theliderma metanevra + Quadrula quadrula
+ Unio nodosus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio rugosus Barnes, 1823
Margarita (Unio) modioliformis Lea = Villosa vibex + Villosa delumbis
+ Unio delumbis Conrad, 1834
Margarita (Unio) monodontus Say. Eat. = Cumberlandia monodonta
+ Unio soleniformis Lea, 1831
Margarita (Unio) multiplicatus Lea = Megalonaias nervosa
+ Unio heros Say, 1829
+ Unio undulatus Say, 1831
Margarita (Unio) multiradiatus Lea = Lampsilis fasciola + Hamiota subangulata
+ Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio fasciolus Conrad, 1853
+ Unio ligamentinus Deshayes, 1835
Margarita (Unio) multistriatus Lea. D’Orb. = Diplodon multistriatus + Diplodon ellipticus
+ Diplodon ellipticum Spix in Wagner, 1827
Margarita (Unio) murchisonianus Lea = Nodularia douglasiae
+ Unio douglasiae Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833
Margarita (Unio) mytiloides Raf. = Pleurobema clava + Pleurobema sintoxia
+ Unio obliquus Wood, 1828
Margarita (Unio) nasutus Say. Barn. Swain. = Sagittunio nasutus + Sagittunio subrostratus
+ Unio rostrata Valenciennes, 1827
+ Unio subrostratus Say, 1831
Margarita (Unio) niloticus Fer. Caill. = Coelatura aegyptiaca
+ Mya pictorum ‘Forkaël’ of Authors
Margarita (Unio) obliquus Lam. = Pleurobema cordatum + Fusconaia flava
+ Unio undatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio trigonus Say. Con. non Lea of Authors
+ Unio mytiloides Short & Eaton, 1831
+ Obovaria cordata Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio cordatus Conrad, 1836
Margarita (Unio) occidens Lea = Lampsilis cardium
+ Unio ventricosus Say, 1832
Margarita (Unio) ochraceus Say. Con. = Atlanticoncha ochracea
Margarita (Unio) olivarius Lea. Ben. = Indonaia olivaria
Margarita (Unio) orbiculatus Hild. = Obovaria subrotunda + Lampsilis abrupta
+ Unio abruptus Say, 1831
+ Unio crassus Conrad, 1836
Margarita (Unio) ovalis Flem. Sow. = Unio tumidus + Unio pictorum
+ Mytilus angustior Lister, 1685
+ Mya ovata Donovan, 1802
+ Mya depressa Donovan, 1801
+ Mysca solida Turton, 1822
+ Unio nodulosa Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio tumidus Philipsson in Retzius, 1788
+ Unio michaudiana Des Moulins, 1833
+ Unio limaniae Dupuy, 1852
Margarita (Unio) ovatus Say. Lam. Bar. Valen. Eat. Hild. Con. = Lampsilis ovata + Lampsilis cariosa
+ Unio ovata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio ovata Valenciennes, 1827
+ Mya ventricosus Desh. of Authors
+ Mya subovatus Desh. of Authors
+ Mya occidens Desh. of Authors
Margarita (Unio) paliatus Ravenel’s letter = Elliptio complanata
Margarita (Unio) parallelopipedon Lea. D’Orb. = Diplodon parallelopipedon
Margarita (Unio) paranensis Lea. D’Orb. = Diplodon paranensis + Diplodon solisianus
+ Unio solisiana d’Orbigny, 1835
Margarita (Unio) parvus Bar. Eat. = Toxolasma parvum + Toxolasma texasiense
+ Unio parvus ‘Barnes’ of Authors
Margarita (Unio) perplexus Lea = Epioblasma torulosa
+ Amblema gibbosa Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio gibbosus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors
Margarita (Unio) personatus Say = Epioblasma personata
+ Unio capillaris Lea, 1834
Margarita (Unio) phaseolus Hild. Eat. = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris
+ Unio planulatus Lea, 1829
+ Unio cuneatus Hildreth, 1828
Margarita (Unio) pictorum Lam. Pfeif. Drap. Blain. Crouch. Flem. Des Moul. Frat. Bouil. = Unio pictorum + Unio mancus + Unio elongatulus
+ Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806
+ Unio pictorum Draparnaud, 1806
+ Unio pictorum Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Mya corrugata maroccana Martini & Chemnitz, 1782
+ Mya angustata Schröter, 1779
+ Unio rostrata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio manca Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio elongatulus Rossmässler, 1835
+ Unio turtonii Payraudeau, 1826
+ Unio capigliolo Payraudeau, 1826
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Margarita (Unio) platyrhynchus Rossmaesler [sic] = Unio pictorum
Margarita (Unio) plicatus Lesueur. Say. Bar. Eat. Hild. = Amblema plicata + Plectomerus dombeyanus
+ Unio peruviana Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio rariplicata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio dombeyana Valenciennes, 1827
+ Unio multiplicata Desh. of Authors
Margarita (Unio) ponderosus Lea = Gibbosula crassa
+ Mya crassa Wood, 1815
Margarita (Unio) purpuratus Lam. = Potamilus purpuratus
+ Mya ventricosa Humphrey, 1797
+ Unio ater Lea, 1829
+ Unio lugubris Say, 1832
+ Unio poulsoni Conrad, 1834
Margarita (Unio) pustulosus Lea = Pustulosa pustulosa
+ Unio verrucosus albus Say of Authors
Margarita (Unio) pyramidatus Lea = Pleurobema sintoxia
+ Obliquaria rubra Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio mytiloides Conrad, 1836
Margarita (Unio) radiatus Lam. Bar. Hild. = Lampsilis radiata + Elliptio complanata
+ Unio virginiana Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio oblongatus Wood, 1828
+ Mya pictorum tenuis Martini & Chemnitz, 1782
Margarita (Unio) rectus Lam. Eat. = Ligumia recta
+ Unio praelongus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio sageri Conrad, 1836
Margarita (Unio) retusus Lam. Con. = Obovaria retusa
+ Obovaria torsa Rafinesque, 1820
Margarita (Unio) rotundatus Lam. = Glebula rotundata
+ Unio suborbiculata Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio glebulus Say, 1831
+ Unio subglobosus Lea, 1834
Margarita (Unio) schoolcraftensis Lea = Pustulosa pustulosa
+ Unio prasinus Conrad, 1834
Margarita (Unio) securis Lea. Eat. = Ellipsaria lineolata
+ Obliquaria (Plagiola) depressa Rafinesque, 1820
+ Obliquaria (Ellipsaria) ellipsaria Rafinesque, 1820
+ Obliquaria (Plagiola) lineolata Rafinesque, 1820
Margarita (Unio) subrotundus Lea = Fusconaia subrotunda
+ Unio politus Conrad, 1837
+ Unio brevialis Crouch, 1827
Margarita (Unio) subtentus Say. Con. = Ptychobranchus subtentus
Margarita (Unio) sulcatus Lea. Eat. Say. = Epioblasma obliquata
+ Unio ridibundus Say, 1829
Margarita (Unio) syrmatophorus Lea = Prisodon syrmatophorus + Prisodon obliquus + Castalia ambigua
+ Hyria avicularis Lamarck, 1819
+ Hyria avicularis Lamarck, 1819
+ Hyria elongata Swainson, 1841
+ Unio caudatus Wagner, 1827
+ Prisodon obliquus Schumacher, 1817
+ Prisodon truncatus Schumacher, 1817
+ Diplodon furcatum Spix in Wagner, 1827
Margarita (Unio) tenerus Rav. = Villosa delumbis + Lampsilis radiata
+ Unio tenebrosus Conrad, 1834
Margarita (Unio) tenuissimus Lea = Potamilus leptodon
+ Anodon purpurascens Swainson, 1823
+ Unio velum Say, 1829
Margarita (Unio) trapezoides Lea = Plectomerus dombeyanus
+ Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio interruptus Say, 1831
Margarita (Unio) triangularis Bar. Eat. Hild. Say = Epioblasma triquetra
+ Unio formosus Lea, 1831
+ Unio cuneatus Swainson, 1823
Margarita (Unio) troostensis Lea = Venustaconcha troostensis + Venustaconcha trabalis
+ Unio trabalis Conrad, 1834
Margarita (Unio) truncatus Swain. = Unio tigridis
Margarita (Unio) tuberculatus Bar. Eat. Hild. = Quadrula verrucosa
Margarita (Unio) turgidus Lea = Pustulosa pustulosa
+ Unio mortoni Conrad, 1835
Margarita (Unio) undulatus Barnes. Valen. Hild. Desh. = Amblema plicata + Megalonaias nervosa
+ Unio costatus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors
+ Amblema costata Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio undulatus Desh. of Authors
+ Unio undulata Valenciennes, 1827
Margarita (Unio) variabilis Lea = Diplodon variabilis + Diplodon rotundus
+ Diplodon rotundus Spix in Wagner, 1827
Margarita (Unio) varicosus Lea = Plethobasus cicatricosus
+ Unio cicatricosus Say, 1829
Margarita (Unio) vaughanianus Lea = Sagittunio vaughanianus + Villosa delumbis
+ Unio carolinensis Lea, 1836
Margarita (Unio) verrucosus Bar. Eat. = Cyclonaias tuberculata
+ Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820
+ Unio tuberculosus Valenciennes, 1827
+ Unio verrucosus purpureus Hildreth, 1828
Margarita (Unio) watereensis Lea = Elliptio icterina
+ Unio raveneli Conrad, 1834
Margarita (Unio) zigzag Lea. Eat. = Truncilla donaciformis
Platiris (Iridina) exotica Lam. = Mutela dubia + Cristaria plicata
+ Iridina striata Swainson, 1823
+ Anodonta exotica Blainville, 1825
Platiris (Iridina) ovata Swain. = Pleiodon ovatus
+ Iridina exotica Children, 1823
+ Pleiodon macmurtriei Conrad, 1834
Platiris (Spatha) cœlestis Lea = Mutela rostrata
+ Iridina rostrata Rang, 1835
Platiris (Spatha) nilotica Lea = Mutela dubia
+ Mytilus dubius Gmelin, 1791
+ Mutela oudnoei Koenig, 1826
+ Iridina mutel Rang, 1835
Platiris (Spatha) rubens Lea = Chambardia rubens
+ Anodon clappertoni Koenig, 1826
Platiris (Spatha) siliquosa Lea = Mycetopoda siliquosa
+ Mycetopoda siliquosus d’Orbigny, 1835
+ Anodon siliquosus var. pygmaeum Spix in Wagner, 1827
+ Anodon longinus Spix in Wagner, 1827
