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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 Ferussac, 1835 = 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 Ferussac, 1835 = 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 Ferussac, 1835 = 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 publication Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 11, sp. 41, figs. 41a-b.
(reference to Amblema gibbosa Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio globulus Ferussac, 1835 = 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 Conrad, 1834 = 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 Say, 1834 = 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 = unionoid nearctic-species

‘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 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)

Unio obliqua Ferussac, 1835 = 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 Conrad, 1834 = 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 Say, 1834 = 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 Ferussac, 1835 = 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)

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