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Publication Lea (1834): summary

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Lea, I. 1834. Observations on the Naïades; and descriptions of new species of that and other families. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 5 [O. 1]: 23-119, pls. 1-19 (Obs. 1: 135-231). Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Symphynota benedictensis Lea, 1834 = Pyganodon grandis

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 104, pl. 16, fig. 48.
(renamed Margaron (Anodonta) benedictii Lea, 1870)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86381, Lake Champlain, Vermont.

Anodonta blainvilliana Lea, 1834 = Leila blainvilliana

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 77 [189], pl. 12, fig. 35.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_128843 (by Veitenheimer, 1973: 70), So. America.

Unio blandingianus Lea, 1834 = Uniomerus carolinianus

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 101, pl. 15, fig. 44.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85715, St. Johns R., Fla.

Anodonta burroughiana Lea, 1834 = Simpsonella burroughiana

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 105, pl. 16, fig. 49.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, Island of Luconia, near Manilla [Philippine Islands].

Unio burroughianus Lea, 1834 = Diplodon burroughianus

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 67 [179], pl. 10, fig. 27.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_41796, Rio Paraná, Province of Corrientes.

There are 54 available nominal species attributed to this publication (57 total).

Unio camelus Lea, 1834 = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 102 [214], pl. 15, fig. 45.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84486, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Unio capillaris Lea, 1834 = Epioblasma personata

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 29, pl. 2, fig. 2.
Type(s): TYPE USNM_84602, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Unio capsaeformis Lea, 1834 = Epioblasma capsaeformis

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 31, pl. 2, fig. 4 [as ‘capsæformis’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE MCZ_178570, Cumberland River, Tennessee.

Unio confertus Lea, 1834 = Elliptio icterina

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 103 [215], pl. 16, fig. 47.
Type(s): IDIOTYPE USNM_85634, Santee Canal, S. Carolina.

Unio conradicus Lea, 1834 = Medionidus conradicus

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 63 [175], pl. 9, fig. 23.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84134, [no locality available - North America].

Unio cooperianus Lea, 1834 = Plethobasus cooperianus

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 61 [173], pl. 8, fig. 21.
Type(s): TYPE LOST XXX_UNKNOWN, [locality unknown].

Unio corrianus Lea, 1834 = Lamellidens corrianus

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 65, pl. 9, fig. 25.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86056, Calcutta, India.

Symphynota discoidea Lea, 1834 = Pletholophus tenuis

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 75 [187], pl. 11, fig. 33.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86358, China.

Unio divaricatus Lea, 1834 = Diplodon delodontus

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 64 [176], pl. 9, fig. 24.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85332A, Egypt? (S. Am?).

Unio dromas Lea, 1834 = Dromus dromas

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 70 [182], pl. 10, fig. 29.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_25852, Tennessee.

Unio emarginatus Lea, 1834 = Unio mancus

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 62 [174], pl. 9, fig. 22.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86159, [no locality available - Europe].

Anodonta ferussaciana Lea, 1834 = Anodontoides ferussacianus

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 45, pl. 6, fig. 15.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_86520, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Unio fulvus Lea, 1834 = Elliptio congaraea

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 96 [208], pl. 13, fig. 39.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85679, S.C.

Unio geometricus Lea, 1834 = Uniomerus declivis

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 38 [150], pl. 4, fig. 10.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85712, Bayou Teche, Louisiana.

Symphynota globosa Lea, 1834 = Potamilus capax

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 41, pl. 4, fig. 12.
Type(s): SYNTYPES ANSP_56609, Ohio.

Unio grayanus Lea, 1834 = Lanceolaria grayii

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 66 [178], pl. 9, fig. 26.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84162, China.

Unio griffithianus Lea, 1834 = Elliptio complanata

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 103, pl. 15, fig. 46.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85610, S.C.

Unio haysianus Lea, 1834 = Epioblasma haysiana

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 35, pl. 3, fig. 7.
Type(s): TOPOTYPE USNM_84613, Nashville, Tenn.

Unio hildrethianus Lea, 1834 = Simpsonaias ambigua

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 36 [148], pl. 3, fig. 8.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_122252, Ohio R., Louisville, Ky.

Anodonta incerta Lea, 1834 = Utterbackia imbecillis

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 46, pl. 6, fig. 16.

Cyrena jayensis Lea, 1834 = Batissa violacea

Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 108, pl. 17, fig. 52.
(renamed Batissa jayana Deshayes, 1854)

Unio kirtlandianus Lea, 1834 = Fusconaia subrotunda

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 98 [210], pl. 14, fig. 41.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85815, Mahoning R., Ohio.

Unio lacteolus Lea, 1834 = Diplodon delodontus

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 40, pl. 8, fig. 19.

Anodonta latomarginata Lea, 1834 = Anodontites patagonica

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 76, pl. 12, fig. 34 [as ‘lato-marginata’].
Lea, 1863. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 394 [as ‘lato-marginata’].
Type(s): IDIOTYPE MCZ_175657, Brazil.

Symphynota magnifica Lea, 1834 = Sinanodonta woodiana

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 43 [155], pl. 5, fig. 14.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86379, China.

Unio modioliformis Lea, 1834 = Villosa vibex

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 97 [209], pl. 13, fig. 40.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85029, Santee Canal, S. Carolina.

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)

Anodonta mortoniana Lea, 1834 = Anodontites patagonica

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 80 [192], pl. 13, fig. 37.

Unio murchisonianus Lea, 1834 = Nodularia douglasiae

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 33, pl. 3, fig. 6.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84156, China [“Calcutta, India” penciled out].

Unio nashvillianus Lea, 1834 = Sagittunio subrostratus

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 100, pl. 14, fig. 43.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85114, Nashville, Tenn.

Unio nicklinianus Lea, 1834 = Megalonaias nickliniana

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 28 [140], pl. 1, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_83898, Canton China? [Central America].

Anodonta palna Lea, 1834 = Pyganodon grandis

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 48.
(incorrect original spelling of Anodonta plana Lea, 1834)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86626, Bear Grass Creek, near Louisville, Ky.

Unio parallelopipedon Lea, 1834 = Diplodon parallelopipedon

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 60 [172], pl. 8, fig. 20.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85928, Paraná R., Prov. Corrientes, S. America.

Unio paranensis Lea, 1834 = Diplodon paranensis

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 99 [211], pl. 14, fig. 42.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPES ANSP_41798, South America.

Unio perdix Lea, 1834 = Ortmanniana pectorosa

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 72 [184], pl. 11, fig. 31.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_84857, Harpeth R., Tenn.

Unio pictus Lea, 1834 = Cambarunio taeniatus

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 73 [185], pl. 11, fig. 32.
Type(s): SYNTYPE MCZ_5792, Harpeth River, Tennessee.

Anodonta plana Lea, 1834 = Pyganodon grandis

Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 48 [as ‘palna’], pl. 7, fig. 18.
(correct name for Anodonta palna Lea, 1834)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86626, Bear Grass Creek, near Louisville, Ky.

Margaritana raveneliana Lea, 1834 = Alasmidonta raveneliana

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 106, pl. 17, fig. 50.
(renamed Unio swananoensis Hanley, 1843)
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_86254 (by Clarke, 1981: 73), Swananee River, North Carolina.

Unio ravenelianus Lea, 1834 = Pleurobema oviforme

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 32 [144], pl. 3, fig. 5.
(renamed Unio rudis Conrad, 1837)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84783, French Broad R., near Ashville, N. Carolina.

Cyrena rotundata Lea, 1834 = Batissa species

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 107, pl. 17, fig. 51.

Unio schoolcraftensis Lea, 1834 = Pustulosa pustulosa

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 37 [149], pl. 3, fig. 9.

Unio shepardianus Lea, 1834 = Elliptio shepardiana

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 95 [207], pl. 13, fig. 38.
Type(s): PARATYPE MCZ_155568, [Altamaha River] [Hopeton near Darien] McIntosh Co., Georgia.

Unio sowerbianus Lea, 1834 = Epioblasma haysiana

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 180 [68], pl. 10, fig. 28.

Anodonta stewartiana Lea, 1834 = Pyganodon grandis

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 47 [159], pl. 6, fig. 17.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86664, Bayou Teche, Louisiana.

Unio subglobosus Lea, 1834 = Glebula rotundata

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 30, pl. 2, fig. 3.

Unio taitianus Lea, 1834 = Pleurobema taitianum

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 39 [151], pl. 4, fig. 11.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84653, Claiborne, Alabama R., Ala.

Anodonta tenebricosa Lea, 1834 = Anodontites tenebricosa

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 78, pl. 12, fig. 36.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86761, Rio la Plata, Buenos Ayres.

Anodonta trapezialis Blainville, 1825 = 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)

Unio troostensis Lea, 1834 = Venustaconcha troostensis

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 71, pl. 10, fig. 30.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84701, Stones River, Tenn.

Cyrena turgida Lea, 1834 = Geloina bengalensis

Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 109, pl. 18, fig. 53.

Symphynota woodiana Lea, 1834 = Sinanodonta woodiana

specimen image from publication Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 42 [154], pl. 5, fig. 13.
Type(s): SYNTYPE USNM_86380, Canton, China.

Cyrena woodiana Lea, 1834 = Corbicula fluminea

Lea, 1834. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5 [O. 1]: 110, pl. 18, fig. 55.

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