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Publication Preston (1912): summary

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Full Citation

Preston, H.B. 1912. A catalogue of the Asiatic naiades in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, with descriptions of new species. Records of the Indian Museum 7: 279-308. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Daliela Preston, 1912

Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 294.
(error for Dalliella Simpson, 1900)
Type species: Anodonta purpurea Valenciennes, 1827 = Simpsonella burroughiana

Gabilliotia Preston, 1912

‘Servain’ Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 284.
(error for Gabillotia Servain, 1890)
Type species: Anodonta pseudodopsis Locard, 1883 = Anodonta anatina

Attributed Nominal Species

Parreysia (Parreysia) annandalei Preston, 1912 = Parreysia marcens

Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 302.
specimen image from publication Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 173, text fig. 18.
Type(s): TYPES ZSI_M2490-1, Gowhatty.

Parreysia favidens var. assamensis Preston, 1912 = Parreysia marcens

‘Nevill, MS’ Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 299.
specimen image from publication ‘Nevill MS’ Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 161, text fig. 12.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio favidens Benson, 1862)

Anodon aubreyi Preston, 1912 = Sinanodonta woodiana

‘Heude’ Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 284.
(error for Anodon aubryi Heude, 1881)

Nodularia (s.s.) chaudhurii Preston, 1912 = Radiatula chaudhurii

Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 290.
specimen image from publication Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 140, text fig. 7.

Anodon chiniana Simpson, 1900 = Sinanodonta pacifica

‘Heude’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 639.
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 284.
(error for Anodon cheniana Heude, 1880)

There are 18 available nominal species attributed to this publication (33 total).

Margarita (Unio) crassiamus Preston, 1912 = Pseudunio auricularius

‘Lea’ Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 286.
(error for Margarita (Unio) crassissimus Lea, 1836)

Pseudodon (Trigonodon) crebristriatus var. curvata Preston, 1912 = Indopseudodon crebristriatus

Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 295.
specimen image from publication Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 152, text fig. 9.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Monocondyloea crebristriata Anthony, 1865)

Parreysia (s.s.) daccaensis Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens jenkinsianus

Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 300.
specimen image from publication Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 165, text fig. 16.
Type(s): TYPES ZSI_M6105/1, Dacca.

Unio houngdaranicus Simpson, 1900 = Leoparreysia tavoyensis

‘Tapparone Canefri’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 844.
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 301.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1116.
Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 167.
Prashad, 1922. Rec. Ind. Mus. 24: 101.
Subba Rao, 1989. Freshw. Moll. India: 183.
Graf & Cummings, 2007. J. Moll. Studies 73: 311.
Bogan, 2010. FADA: [25].
(error for Unio houngdarauicus Tapparone Canefri, 1889)

Dalliella insularis Preston, 1912 = Pressidens exanthematicus

‘Drouet’ Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 294.
(reference to Pseudodon insularis Drouët, 1894)

Anodonta intermerata Paetel, 1890 = Sinanodonta woodiana

‘Heude’ of Authors.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 183.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 639.
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 284.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 405.
(error for Anodon intemerata Heude, 1885)

Parreysia (s.s.) favidens var. irridula Preston, 1912 = Parreysia corrugata

‘Benson’ Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 299.
(error for Unio favidens var. viridula Benson, 1862)

Anodon javana Simpson, 1900 = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

‘Sowerby’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 588.
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 282.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 242.
Haas, 1920. Conch. Cab. 9 (pt. 2, h. 52): 297.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 382.
(error for Anodon javona Sowerby, 1867)

Anodon kellettii Lea, 1870 = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

‘Sowerby’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 84.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 588.
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 282.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 242.
Brandt, 1974. Arch. Moll. 105: 264.
(error for Anodon kelletii Sowerby, 1867)

Lamellidens mainwaringi Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens mainwaringi

‘Nevill MS’ Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 306.
specimen image from publication ‘Nevill MS’ Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 190, text fig. 24.

Unio modiola Preston, 1912 = Unio mardinensis

specimen image from publication Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 286, pl. 8, figs. 1-2.

Lamellidens narainporensis Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens nongyangensis

Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 305.
specimen image from publication Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 187, text fig. 21.

Anodon navicula Preston, 1912 = Sinanodonta woodiana

‘Heude’ Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 283.
(error for Anodon navicella Heude, 1880)

Lamellidens nongyangensis Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens nongyangensis

Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 306.
specimen image from publication Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 190, text fig. 22.

Unio oblatus Preston, 1912 = Scabies scobinatus

‘Lea’ Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 291.
(error for Unio oblitus Lea, 1870)

Anodon obtusata Simpson, 1900 = Sinanodonta woodiana

‘Heude’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 639.
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 284.
(error for Anodon obturata Heude, 1881)

Unio oxyrynchus Lea, 1870 = Lanceolaria oxyrhyncha

‘von Martens’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 63.
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 288.
(error for Unio oxyrhynchus Martens, 1861)

Nodularia (s.s.) pecten Preston, 1912 = Indonaia substriata

specimen image from publication Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 292, pl. 8, figs. 3-4.

Unio perakensis Preston, 1912 = Rectidens sumatrensis

specimen image from publication Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 287, pl. 8, figs. 5-6.
(homonym of Unio perakensis Morgan, 1885; renamed Rectidens prestoni Simpson, 1914)

Parreysia (s.s.) perconvexa Preston, 1912 = Leoparreysia perconvexa

Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 302.
specimen image from publication Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 172, text fig. 17.
Type(s): TYPES ZSI_M5069/1, Nangyong Lake, Burma.

Parreysia (s.s.) pernodulosa Preston, 1912 = Leoparreysia burmana

Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 300.
specimen image from publication Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 164, text fig. 15.

Lamellidens phenchooganjensis Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens mainwaringi

Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 306.
specimen image from publication Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 190, text fig. 23.

Monocondylaea rhombica Simpson, 1900 = Pseudodon vondembuschianus

‘Küster’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 836.
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 295.
(error for Monocondylaea rhomboidea Küster, 1862)

Lamellidens marginalis var. sawaddyensis Preston, 1912 = Lamellidens savadiensis

Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 305.
specimen image from publication Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 185, text fig. 20.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio marginalis Lamarck, 1819)

Unio siliguriensis Preston, 1908 = Indonaia gratiosa

Preston, 1908. Rec. Ind. Mus. 2: 47.
Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 293.
Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 148.

Lamellidens marginalis var. sublamellatus Preston, 1912 = Trapezidens angustior

‘Nevill, MS’ Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 305.
specimen image from publication Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 181, text fig. 19.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio marginalis Lamarck, 1819)

Nodularia (s.s.) theobaldi Preston, 1912 = Indonaia theobaldi

‘Nevill, MS’ Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 292.
specimen image from publication Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 143, text fig. 8.

Trapezoideus foliaceus var. zayleymanensis Preston, 1912 = Yaukthwa zayleymanensis

‘Nevill, MS’ Preston, 1912. Rec. Ind. Mus. 7: 307.
‘Nevill MS’ Preston, 1915. Fauna Brit. India: 194.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio foliaceus Gould, 1843)
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_3615, Zayleyman, Ob. Birma.

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