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Publication B.H. Wright (1888): summary

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Wright, B.H. 1888. Check List of North American Unionidae and Other Fresh Water Bivalves. 8 pp. (un paginated). Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta arkansasensis B.H. Wright, 1888 = Strophitus undulatus

‘Lea’ of Authors.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [6].
Call, 1895. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 7: 60.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 617.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 347.
Williams et al., 2008. Freshw. Mussels AL and Mobile Basin: 709.
Watters et al., 2009. Freshw. Mussels OH: 294.
(error for Anodonta arkansensis Lea, 1852)

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)

Unio calimatorum Lea, 1852 = Nephronaias calamitarum

‘Morelet’ Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
‘Morelet’ Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 63.
‘More.’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2].
(error for Unio calamitarum Morelet, 1849)

Unio catilus B.H. Wright, 1888 = Pleurobema sintoxia

‘Conrad’ of Authors.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2].
Ortmann, 1924. Amer. Midl. Nat. 9(1): 38.
(error for Unio catillus Conrad, 1836)

Unio columbiensis B.H. Wright, 1888 = Uniomerus columbensis

‘Lea’ of Authors.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2].
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 148.
(error for Unio columbensis Lea, 1857)

There are 49 nominal species attributed to this publication (none available).

Unio conasangœnsis B.H. Wright, 1888 = Pleurobema oviforme

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2].
(error for Unio conasaugaensis Lea, 1872)

Margaritana connesaugaensis B.H. Wright, 1888 = Pseudodontoideus connasaugaensis

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [6].
(error for Margaritana connasaugaensis Lea, 1858)

Margaritana curreyana Lea, 1842 = Pegias fabula

‘Lea’ of Authors.
specimen image from publication Lea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: pl. 18, fig. 40.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 47.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 42.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 263.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 499.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 63, sp. 319.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 68.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [6].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 661.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 474.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 21.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 395.
(error for Margaritana curreyiana Lea, 1840)

Unio diasensis B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio jayensis

‘Wright’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2]. [nomen nudum]
(error for Unio diazensis S.H. Wright, 1897)

Unio diazensis S.H. Wright, 1897 = Elliptio jayensis

B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2] [as ‘diasensis’]. [nomen nudum]
S.H. Wright, 1897. Nautilus 11: 5.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_149652, Lake Diaz, Volusia Co., Florida.

Unio distens B.H. Wright, 1888 = Lampsilis siliquoidea

‘Anth.’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2].
(error for Unio distans J.G. Anthony, 1865)

Margaron (Unio) dollabelloides Lea, 1852 = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 35.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 56.
‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2].
‘Lea’ Zanatta & Murphy, 2006. MPE 41(1): 197 [as ‘Lexingtonia’].
(error for Unio dolabelloides Lea, 1840)

Unio dooleyanns B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio fumata

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2].
(error for Unio dooleyensis Lea, 1874)

Margaron (Unio) fascinans Lea, 1870 = Pleuronaia barnesiana

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 42.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [2].
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 502 [as ‘Unio fascinans’].
(error for Unio fassinans Lea, 1868)

Unio goascoraensis B.H. Wright, 1888 = Nephronaias goascoranensis

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
(error for Unio goascoranensis Lea, 1858)

Unio guintardii B.H. Wright, 1888 = Amblema plicata

‘Cragin’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
(error for Unio quintardii Cragin, 1887)

Unio hanleyanus Conrad, 1853 = Pleurobema hanleyianum

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 250.
specimen image from publication Sowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 46, sp. 249.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 759.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 780.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 42, sp. 175.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 256.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 13.
Turgeon et al., 1988. Am. Fisher. Soc. Spec. Publ. (16): 32.
Williams et al., 1993. Fisheries 18(9): 13.
Parmalee & Bogan, 1998. The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee: 184.
Lydeard et al., 1999. Gulf Mex. Sci. 17(2): 129.
(error for Unio hanleyianus Lea, 1852)

Unio hartmanii B.H. Wright, 1888 = Pleurobema hartmanianum

B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
(error for Unio hartmanianus Lea, 1860)

Unio hazelhurstianus B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio lanceolata

‘Lea’ of Authors.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 719 [as ‘Unio (sec. Elliptio) hazelhurstianus’].
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 648.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 29 [as ‘Elliptio (Elliptio) hazelhurstianus’].
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 229 [as ‘Elliptio (Elliptio) hazelhurstianus’].
R.I. Johnson, 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 333.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 164.
(error for Unio hazlehurstianus Lea, 1858)

Unio heermanii B.H. Wright, 1888 = Cyrtonaias berlandierii

‘Lea’ of Authors.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
Singley, 1893. Geol. Surv. Texas (1892): 322.
R.I. Johnson, 1998. Occ. Pap. Moll. 5(76): 448.
R.I. Johnson, 1999. Occ. Pap. Moll. 6(77): 27.
(error for Unio heermannii Lea, 1861)

Unio hippopaeus Lea, 1852 = Amblema plicata

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 21 [as ‘hippopæus’].
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 261 [as ‘hippopæus’].
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 497 [as ‘hippopæus’].
Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 11, sp. 40 [as ‘hippopæus’].
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 31 [as ‘hippopæus’].
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3], [as ‘hippopæus’].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 767 [as ‘hippopæa’].
Ortmann, 1909. Nautilus 22(10): 101 [as ‘Q. hippopæa’].
Ortmann, 1909. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 5: 203 [as ‘Quadrula undulata hippopæa’].
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 816 [as ‘hippopæa’].
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 61.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 287.
Clarke, 1973. Malacologia 13(1-2): 35.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 165.
Strayer & Jirka, 1997. Pearly Mussels NY (26): 98.
He & Zhuang, 2013. Freshwater Bivalves China: 27.
(error for Unio hippopoeus Lea, 1845)

Anodonta imbecilis Lea, 1836 = Utterbackia imbecillis

‘Say’ of Authors.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 264.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 502.
Say, 1858. [in] Binney, Compl. Writings T. Say: 140.
Lapham, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 156.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7].
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 506.
Clench & Turner, 1956. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 1: 187.
Murray & Leonard, 1962. Handbk. Unionid Muss. Kansas: 95.
R.I. Johnson, 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 362.
Heard, 1975. Malacologia 15(1): 84.
Kat, 1983. Malacologia 23(2): 362.
Hoeh, 1990. Malac. Review 23: 63.
Lydeard et al., 1996. Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London (B, Biol. Sci.) 351: 1595.
Rosenberg et al., 1997. J. Moll. Studies 63: 303.
Adamkewicz et al., 1997. MBE 14(6): 622.
(error for Anodonta imbecillis Say, 1829)

Unio insitatus B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio hopetonensis

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
(error for Unio inusitatis Lea, 1859)

Margaron (Unio) jayanus Lea, 1870 = Elliptio jayensis

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 60.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
(error for Unio jayensis Lea, 1838)

Unio leibmanni B.H. Wright, 1888 = Sphenonaias liebmanni

‘Phil.’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
(error for Unio liebmanni Philippi, 1847)

Glabaris leotandi Lea, 1870 = Anodontites leotaudi

‘Guppy’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 83.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7] [as ‘Anodonta leotandi’].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 929.
(error for Anodon leotaudi Guppy, 1866)

Unio maestus Lea, 1842 = Toxolasma lividum

‘Lea’ of Authors.
specimen image from publication Lea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 244 [82], pl. 26, fig. 60 [as ‘mæstus’].
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 31 [as ‘mæstus’].
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3] [as ‘mæstus’].
(error for Unio moestus Lea, 1841)

Margaron (Anodonta) marryatana Lea, 1870 = Pyganodon grandis

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 82.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7] [as ‘Anodonta marryatana’].
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 15.
(error for Anodonta maryattana Lea, 1840)

Quadrula (Pleuronaia) meridithii B.H. Wright, 1888 = Pleuronaia barnesiana

‘Lea’ of Authors.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [4].
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 58, sp. 253.
(error for Unio meredithii Lea, 1858)

Lampsilis nashvillensis Agassiz, 1852 = Sagittunio subrostratus

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 44.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 45.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [4].
Ortmann, 1924. Amer. Midl. Nat. 9(1): 32.
(error for Unio nashvillianus Lea, 1834)

Anodonta nicaragua Tate, 1870 = Anodontites trapesialis

Philippi of Authors.
Tate, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 161.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 932.
Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12(6): 324.
(error for Anodonta nicaraguae Philippi, 1849)

Unio ocmlugeensis B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio icterina

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [4].
(error for Unio ocmulgeensis Lea, 1861)

Unio pealii B.H. Wright, 1888 = Obovaria olivaria

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [4].
(error for Unio pealei Lea, 1871)

Unio pernulus B.H. Wright, 1888 = unionoid nearctic-species

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [4]. [nomen nudum]

Unio pertrinus B.H. Wright, 1888 = Pustulosa petrina

‘Gld.’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [4].
(error for Unio petrinus Gould, 1855)

Unio planilaterus Lea, 1852 = Elliptio congaraea

‘Conrad’ of Authors.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 51.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [4].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 722.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 653.
(error for Unio planilateris Conrad, 1838)

Unio quadraus B.H. Wright, 1888 = Diplodon rotundus

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [5].
(error for Unio quadrans Lea, 1860)

Margaron (Unio) sagittaeformis Lea, 1870 = Elliptio lanceolata

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 60.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [5].
(error for Unio sagittiformis Lea, 1852)

Unio sayanus Conrad, 1838 = Uniomerus tetralasmus

‘Ward’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1838. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(11): 102, pl. 56, fig. 2.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [5].
(error for Unio sayii Tappan, 1839)

Unio schoolcraftii Lea, 1870 = Pustulosa pustulosa

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 33.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [5].
(error for Unio schoolcraftensis Lea, 1834)

Anodonta shafferiana Lea, 1870 = Strophitus undulatus

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 81.
Clessin, 1873. Conchyl. Cab. 9(1): 243, pl. 17, figs. 5-7.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [7].
Call, 1895. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 7: 60.
Utterback, 1916. Amer. Midl. Nat. 4(7): 311.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 23.
(error for Anodonta shaefferiana Lea, 1852)

Unio simpsoni B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio jayensis

B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 117, pl. 5, fig. 1.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [5] [as ‘simpsonii’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151038, Lake Woodruff, Fla.

Unio stearnsii B.H. Wright, 1888 = Toxolasma paulum

B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [5]. [nomen nudum]
Type(s): NOMEN NUDUM ANSP_56495, Blue Spring Landing, St. John’s R., Fla.

Unio texasensis Lea, 1860 = Toxolasma texasiense

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 359.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 59.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [5].
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 505.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 563.
Ortmann, 1915. Nautilus 28(12): 141.
Utterback, 1916. Amer. Midl. Nat. 4(9): 398.
Gordon et al., 1979. Bull. AMU (1979): 35, Table 3.
Cummings & Mayer, 1992. Freshw. Mussels Midwest (5): 134.
Vidrine, 1993. Histr. Distr. Freshw. Mussels LA: 169.
R.I. Johnson, 1999. Occ. Pap. Moll. 6(77): 34.
Bogan, 2010. FADA: [web].
ITIS, 2012. ITIS: [web].
Haag, 2012. N. Amer. Freshw. Mussels: 70 [as ‘Toxolasma texasensis’].
McMurray et al., 2012. Mo. Freshw. Mussels: 57 [as ‘Toxolasma texasense’].
Marshall et al., 2018. Amer. Malac. Bull. 36(1): 44.
(error for Unio texasiensis Lea, 1857)

Unio troostii Lea, 1870 = Venustaconcha troostensis

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 39.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [6].
(error for Unio troostensis Lea, 1834)

Unio tumesceus B.H. Wright, 1888 = Pleuronaia barnesiana

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [6].
(error for Unio tumescens Lea, 1845)

Unio tusmeyi B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio icterina

‘Lea’ B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [6].
(error for Unio tuomeyi Lea, 1852)

Margaron (Unio) vanuxemii Lea, 1870 = Leaunio vanuxemensis

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 46.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [6].
(error for Unio vanuxemensis Lea, 1838)

Unio woodwardianus Lea, 1859 = Ptychobranchus foremanianus

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1859. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 199.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 36.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [6].
(error for Unio woodwardius Lea, 1857)

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