Publication Ferussac (1835): summary

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Ferussac. 1835. Observations adressées en forme de lettre a M.M. Th. Say, C.S. Rafinesque, Is. Lea, S.P. Hildreth, T.A. Conrad, et C.A. Poulson, sur la synonomie de coquilles bivalves de l'Amerique Septenrionale, et Essai d'une table de concordance a ce sujet. Magasin de Zoologie 5(59-60): 1-36. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Alasmodonta Say, 1819

‘Say’ of Authors.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [18].
Barnes, 1823. Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 275.
Say, 1825. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5(3-4): 131.
Férussac, 1827. Bull. Sci. Nat. et Géol. 10: 417.
Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 289.
Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 421.
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 25.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 43.
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 32.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 46.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 499.
Vest, 1866. Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Ver. Naturw. (17): 197.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 1.
(new name for Alasmidonta Say, 1818; renamed Anelasmodon Agassiz, 1846)
Type species: Unio undulata Say, 1817 = Alasmidonta undulata

Dionositis Ferussac, 1835

Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 23.
(error for Dianisotis Rafinesque, 1831)
Type species: Dianisotis chinensis Rafinesque, 1831 = Cristaria plicata

Attributed Nominal Species

Cyclas aequalis Lamarck, 1835 = Pisidium dubium

Lamarck, 1835. unknown publication: ??.
‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 29.
‘Rafinesque’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 62.
‘Rafinesque’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 174.
(error for Cyclas (Phymesoda) equalis Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio arctatus Ferussac, 1835 = Eurynia dilatata

‘Conrad’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 29.
(misidentified reference to Unio arctatus Conrad, 1834)

Unio augustatus ‘Lea’ of Authors = Elliptio angustata

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 26.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [1].
(error for Unio angustatus Lea, 1831)

Mytilus chemnitzii Ferussac, 1835 = Dreissena polymorpha

Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 140.
(reference to Tichogonia chemnitzii Rossmässler, 1835)

Unio cyclips Ferussac, 1835 = Lampsilis abrupta

‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 28.
(reference to Toxolasma cyclips Rafinesque, 1831)

There are 31 nominal species attributed to this publication (none available).

Anodonta digonota Ferussac, 1835 = Pyganodon cataracta

‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 25.
(reference to Anodonta (Flexiplis?) digonota Rafinesque, 1831)

Unio dombeiana ‘Valenciennes’ of Authors = Plectomerus dombeyanus

‘Valenciennes’ of Authors.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 27, 33.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 175.
(error for Unio dombeyana Valenciennes, 1827)

Alasmidonta dubia Ferussac, 1835 = Simpsonaias ambigua

‘Say’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 26.
(error for Alasmodonta ambigua Say, 1825)

Unio fasciolus Ferussac, 1835 = Lampsilis fasciola

‘Raf.’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 26.
(reference to Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque, 1820)

Anodonta ferussaciana Ferussac, 1835 = Strophitus undulatus

‘Lea’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 25.
(misidentified reference to Anodonta ferussaciana Lea, 1834)

Unio gibbosus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors = Epioblasma torulosa

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 28.
Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(6): 50, pl. 27, fig. 1.
specimen image from publicationReeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 11, sp. 41, figs. 41a-b.
(reference to Amblema gibbosa Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio globulus ‘Say’ of Authors = Glebula rotundata

‘Say’ of Authors.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 26.
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 23, sp. 106.
(error for Unio glebulus Say, 1831)

Alasmodonta hians Ferussac, 1835 = Lasmigona costata

‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 25.
(reference to Amblasmodon hians Rafinesque, 1831)

Unio interruptus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors = Epioblasma brevidens

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 69.
Say, 1834. Amer. Conch. 6: ??.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 28.
Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(10): 88, pl. 48.
Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 14, sp. 56.
(misidentified reference to Obliquaria (Plagiola) interrupta Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio kirtlandicus Ferussac, 1835 = Fusconaia subrotunda

‘Lea’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 29.
(error for Unio kirtlandianus Lea, 1834)

Unio laevigatus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors = Obovaria subrotunda

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Say, 1834. Amer. Conch. 6: [no pagination].
Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 70.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 28.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 59.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 57.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 251.
Ortmann, 1921. Mem. Carnegie Mus. 8: 92.
(error for Unio (Aximedia) levigata Rafinesque, 1820)

Symphynota lasmabranchis Ferussac, 1835

‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 25.
(error for Bariosta lasmabrachys Rafinesque, 1831)

Cyclas lasmanpsis Lamarck, 1835 = Sphaerium simile

Lamarck, 1835. unknown publication: ??.
‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 29.
(error for Cyclas (Amesoda) lasmampsis Rafinesque, 1820)

Anodonta marginata Ferussac, 1835 = Strophitus undulatus

‘Say’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 25.
(misidentified reference to Anodonta marginata Say, 1817)

Unio modioliformis ‘Say’ of Authors = 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)

Unio obliqua ‘Lamarck’ of Authors = Reginaia ebenus

‘Lamarck’ of Authors.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 28.
Conrad, 1837. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(9): 77, pl. 43, fig. 2.
(misidentified reference to Unio obliqua Lamarck, 1819)

Unio olivarius ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors = Obovaria olivaria

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 70.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 28, 34.
(reference to Amblema olivaria Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio proelongus Ferussac, 1835 = Ligumia recta

‘Barnes’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 27.
(error for Unio praelongus Barnes, 1823)

Anodon purpurescens Ferussac, 1835 = Potamilus leptodon

‘Swainson’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 25.
(error for Anodon purpurascens Swainson, 1823)

Unio stegarius ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors = Cyprogenia stegaria

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Say, 1834. Amer. Conch. 6: ??.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 28.
Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(10): 83, pl. 46, fig. 1.
Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 12, sp. 45.
(reference to Obovaria stegaria Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio subrotundus Ferussac, 1835 = Obovaria subrotunda

‘selon Say’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 26.
(reference to Obliquaria (Rotundaria) subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio tenellus Ferussac, 1835 = Cambarunio taeniatus

‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 29.
(error for Obliquaria (Aximedia) teneltus Rafinesque, 1831)

Unio torulosus Ferussac, 1835 = Eurynia dilatata

‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 28.
(misidentified reference to Amblema torulosa Rafinesque, 1820)

Mya ventricosa Humphrey, 1797 = Potamilus purpuratus

‘Solander’ Humphrey, 1797. Mus. Col.: 56.
‘Solander’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 26 [as ‘U.ventricosa’].
(intro'd as syn of Unio purpurata Lamarck, 1819)

Unio viridis Ferussac, 1835 = Lampsilis cariosa

‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 27.
(misidentified reference to Unio (Elliptio) viridis Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio vittatus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors = Ortmanniana pectorosa

‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 29.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 58.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 92.
(error for Bariosta vittatis Rafinesque, 1831)

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmodonta ambigua Say = Simpsonaias ambigua

Alasmodonta atropurpureum (Rafinesque) = Alasmidonta atropurpurea

Alasmodonta badium (Rafinesque) = Sulcularia viridis

Alasmodonta confragosa Say, Conrad = Arcidens confragosus

Alasmodonta costata Raf. = Lasmigona costata

+ Alasmodonta rugosa Barnes, 1823

There are 415 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.

Alasmodonta sulcatum (Rafinesque)

Alasmodonta undulata Say, Barn. = Alasmidonta undulata + Alasmidonta varicosa

+ Unio varicosa Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio hians Valenciennes, 1827

+ Unio glabratus G.B. Sowerby, 1821

Anodonta cataracta Say = Pyganodon cataracta + Atlanticoncha ochracea + Pyganodon fragilis

+ Mytilus fluviatilis Gmelin, 1791

+ Anodonta fluviatilis ‘Gmelin’ of Authors

+ Mytilus illitus Lightfoot, 1786

+ Anodonta parallela Hyde, in litt. of Authors

Anodonta lata Rafin. = Hemistena lata

+ Unio dehiscens Say, 1829

+ Unio oriens Lea, 1831

+ Anodonta prelonga Rafinesque, 1832

+ Odatelia radiata Rafinesque, 1832

Symphynota fragilis Raf. = Potamilus fragilis

+ Unio gracilis Barnes, 1823

+ Unio planus Barnes, 1823

+ Unio fragilis ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

Unio cariosus Say = Lampsilis cariosa + Lampsilis radiata

+ Unio luteola Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio ovata Valenciennes, 1827

Unio clava Lam. = Pleurobema clava

+ Obliquaria (Scalenaria) scalenia Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio modioliformis ‘Say’ of Authors

Unio complanatus Soland., Dilw. = Elliptio complanata

+ Unio violaceus Spengler, 1793

+ Unio purpureus Say, 1817

+ Unio coarctata Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio purpurascens Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio rhombula Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio carinifera Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio georgina Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio sulcidens Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio glabrata Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio rarisulcata Lamarck, 1819

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Unio costatus Raf. = Amblema plicata + Megalonaias nervosa

+ Unio undulatus Barnes, 1823

+ Unio undulata Valenciennes, 1827

Unio crassus Say, Raf. = Ortmanniana ligamentina

+ Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio ellipticus Barnes, 1823

+ Mya gravis Wood, 1828

+ Unio cariosus Wood, 1828

Unio dilatatus Raf. = Eurynia dilatata

+ Unio nasuta Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio gibbosus Barnes, 1823

+ Obliquaria (Ellipsaria) atroviolacea Rafinesque, 1820

+ Obliquaria (Ellipsaria) cuprea Rafinesque, 1820

Unio donaciformis Lea? = Truncilla donaciformis

+ Unio nervosa ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

Unio fasciolus Raf. (son ex.) = Lampsilis fasciola + Lampsilis cardium

+ Unio subovatus Lea, 1831

+ Unio multiradiatus Lea, 1829

+ Unio fasciolus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

Unio lacrymosus Lea = Quadrula quadrula

+ Unio quadrulus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

Unio lens Lea = Obovaria subrotunda

+ Unio laevigatus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

Unio mytiloides Raf. = Pleurobema clava + Pleurobema sintoxia

+ Unio cardiacea Guérin-Méneville, 1823

+ Unio pyramidatus Lea, 1831

+ Obliquaria rubra Rafinesque, 1820

Unio nasutus Say, Barn. = Sagittunio nasutus

+ Unio rostrata Valenciennes, 1827

Unio niger Raf., Say = Elliptio crassidens + Plectomerus dombeyanus

+ Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio cuneatus Barnes, 1823

+ Bariosta ponderosus Rafinesque, 1831

Unio olivarius Raf. = Obovaria olivaria

+ Unio olivarius ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

+ Unio ellipsis Lea, 1828

Unio ovatus Say = Lampsilis ovata

+ Unio ovata Lamarck, 1819

Unio plicatus Say, Barn., Hildr. = Amblema plicata + Plectomerus dombeyanus

+ Unio peruviana Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio costatus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

+ Unio rariplicata Lamarck, 1819

+ Unio dombeyana Valenciennes, 1827

+ Unio crassus Barnes, 1823

Unio purpuratus Lam. = Potamilus purpuratus

+ Mya ventricosa Humphrey, 1797

+ Unio lugubris Say, 1832

+ Unio ater Lea, 1829

Unio pustulosus Lea = Pustulosa pustulosa

+ Unio bullatus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

Unio radiatus Spengl., Gmel., Lam. = Lampsilis radiata + Elliptio complanata

+ Unio oblongatus Wood, 1828

+ Unio virginiana Lamarck, 1819

Unio rectus Lam., Valenc. = Ligumia recta

+ Unio (Eurynia) latissima Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio praelongus Barnes, 1823

Unio retusa Lam. = Obovaria retusa

+ Obovaria torsa Rafinesque, 1820

Unio subrotundus Raf. = Obovaria subrotunda + Reginaia ebenus

+ Unio rotundus Wood, 1828

+ Unio circulus Lea, 1829

+ Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828

+ Obliquaria (Rotundaria) pusilla Rafinesque, 1820

+ Obovaria striata Rafinesque, 1820

Unio torulosus Raf. = Epioblasma torulosa

+ Unio gibbosus ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors

Unio triqueter Raf. = Epioblasma triquetra

+ Unio triangularis Barnes, 1823

+ Unio cuneatus Swainson, 1823

+ Unio formosus Lea, 1831

Unio tuberculatus Raf. = Cyclonaias tuberculata

+ Unio verrucosus Barnes, 1823

+ Unio verrucosus purpureus Hildreth, 1828

+ Unio tuberculosus Valenciennes, 1827