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Publication Sowerby (1867): summary

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Full Citation

Sowerby, G.B. 1867. Genus Unio. Conchologica Iconica 16: pls. 55-60. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio angasi Sowerby, 1867 = Velesunio angasi

specimen image from publication ‘Lea, MS’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 55, sp. 282.
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1870. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 32, sp. 127 [as ‘Anodon angasii’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_70-10-26-41, Strangways River, Arnheim Land, North Australia.

Unio chilensis Sowerby, 1867 = Diplodon chilensis

specimen image from publication ‘Parreyss’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 56, sp. 286; errata.
(reference to Unio chilensis Gray, 1828)
Type(s): UNKNOWN BMNH_74-12-11-11, Chili.

Unio (Lampsilis) discus var. connectens Martens, 1900 = Disconaias disca

‘von dem Busch’ Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 242, pl. 81, fig. 1 [as ‘Unio panacoensis’].
Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 55, sp. 281 [as ‘Unio mexicanus’].
Martens, 1900. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Moll.: 510.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio discus Lea, 1838)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ZMB/MOLL.305852 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 177), Rio Panuco, near Tampico.

Unio delodontus Sowerby, 1867 = Ortmanniana ligamentina

specimen image from publication ‘Lamarck’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 57, sp. 288.
(misidentified reference to Unio delodonta Lamarck, 1819)

Unio dolabraeformis Sowerby, 1867 = Lampsilis cardium

specimen image from publication ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 59, sp. 298 [as ‘dolabræformis’].
(misidentified reference to Unio dolabraeformis Lea, 1838)

There are 3 available nominal species attributed to this publication (12 total).

Unio gigas Sowerby, 1867 = Quadrula verrucosa

specimen image from publication ‘Swainson’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 56, sp. 287.
(misidentified reference to Unio gigas Swainson, 1824)
Type(s): MANUSCRIPT NAME BMNH_1968861, River Ohio.

Unio luteolus Sowerby, 1867 = Ortmanniana ligamentina

‘Lamarck’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 58, fig. 293a. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio luteola Lamarck, 1819)

Unio magnificus Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833 = Pletholophus tenuis

specimen image from publication Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833. [in] Cuvier, Animal Kingdom 12(38): pl. 24, fig. 2 [as ‘Unio tenuis’].
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 57, sp. 289.
(misidentified reference to Symphynota magnifica Lea, 1834)

Unio mexicanus Sowerby, 1867 = Disconaias disca

specimen image from publication Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 55, sp. 281.
(homonym of Unio mexicanus Philippi, 1847)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_79-2-26-249, Mexico.

Unio subtrigonus Sowerby, 1867 = Pseudodon vagulus

specimen image from publication Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 58, fig. 292; errata [changed to U. cambojensis Petit’].
(homonym of Unio subtrigonus Noulet, 1864; renamed Unio vagulus Fischer, 1891)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1874-12-11-3, Siam.

Unio superbus Sowerby, 1867 = Physunio superbus

specimen image from publication ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 59, sp. 295.
(reference to Unio superbus Lea, 1843)

Unio vagulus Fischer, 1891 = Pseudodon vagulus

Sowerby, 1867. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 58, fig. 292 [as ‘Unio subtrigonus’].
Fischer, 1891. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 4: 223.
(new name for Unio subtrigonus Sowerby, 1867)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1874-12-11-3, Siam.

Taxonomic Opinions

Unio angasi ‘Lea, MS’ Sowerby, 1867 = Velesunio angasi

Unio cambodjensis (Petit, 1865) = Pseudodon cambodjensis

Unio camelus Lea, 1834 = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Unio cariosus Say, 1817 = Atlanticoncha ochracea
+ Unio ochraceus Say, 1817

Unio cariosus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis cariosa

Unio chilensis ‘Parreyss’ Sowerby, 1867 = Diplodon chilensis

Unio confragosus (Say, 1829) = Arcidens confragosus

Unio congaræus Lea, 1831 = Elliptio congaraea
+ Unio gibber Lea, 1838

Unio congaræus Lea, 1831 = Pleuronaia gibber

Unio cylindricus Say, 1817 = Theliderma cylindrica
+ Unio naviformis Lamarck, 1819

Unio decurvatus Rossmässler, 1835 = Unio nanus

Unio delodontus Lamarck, 1819 = Diplodon delodontus
+ Unio lacteolus Lea, 1834

Unio dolabraeformis Lea, 1838 = Lampsilis dolabraeformis
+ Unio excavatus Lea, 1857

Unio dolabraeformis Lea, 1838 = Lampsilis ornata

Unio evansi Adams & Angas, 1864 = Velesunio ambiguus

Unio funebralis Lea, 1860 = Diplodon funebralis
+ Unio nocturnis Lea, 1860

Unio gigas Swainson, 1824 = Pterosyna complanata

Unio jayensis Lea, 1838 = Elliptio lanceolata
+ Unio aquilus Lea, 1857
+ Unio maconensis Lea, 1857
+ Unio naviculoides Lea, 1857

Unio jayensis Lea, 1838 = Elliptio jayensis

Unio jayensis Lea, 1838 = Elliptio pullata

Unio luteolus Lamarck, 1819 = Lampsilis radiata
+ Unio siliquoideus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio inflatus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio lienosus Conrad, 1834

Unio luteolus Lamarck, 1819 = Lampsilis siliquoidea

Unio luteolus Lamarck, 1819 = Leaunio lienosus

Unio magnificus (Lea, 1834) = Sinanodonta woodiana

Unio marginalis Lamarck, 1819 = Lamellidens marginalis

Unio mexicanus Sowerby, 1867 = Disconaias disca

Unio rugosus (Barnes, 1823) = Lasmigona costata
+ Alasmodonta abducta Lea, 1836

Unio stuarti Adams & Angas, 1863 = Velesunio wilsonii

Unio superbus Lea, 1841 = Physunio superbus

Unio tampicoensis Lea, 1838 = Mesonaias tampicoensis
+ Unio tecomatensis Lea, 1841

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