Publication Vanatta (1915): summary

Full Citation

Vanatta, E.G. 1915. Rafinesque's types of Unio. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 67: 549-559. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Pleurobema conradi Vanatta, 1915 = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Vanatta, 1915. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 67: 559.
(new name for Unio maculatus Conrad, 1834)

Quadrula cordata Vanatta, 1915 = Pleurobema plenum

‘Rafinesque’ Vanatta, 1915. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 67: 558.
(misidentified reference to Obovaria cordata Rafinesque, 1820)

Quadrula lachrymosa ‘Lea’ of Authors = Quadrula quadrula

‘Lea’ of Authors.
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Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 177.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 256.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 497.
specimen image from publicationReeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 9, sp. 33.
Call, 1895. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 7: 21.
F.C. Baker, 1898. Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 3(1): 83, pl. 25, fig. 1; pl. 12, fig. 2.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 776.
Call, 1900. Ind. Dept. Geol. Nat. Res. (1899): 489.
Ortmann, 1909. Nautilus 22(10): 100.
Ortmann, 1909. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 5: 199.
Ortmann, 1910. Nautilus 23(11): 140.
Ortmann, 1910. Nautilus 23: 116.
Ortmann, 1912. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 8: 253.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 839, 841.
Vanatta, 1915. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 67: 556.
Ortmann & Walker, 1922. Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (112): 14, 16.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 47.
F.C. Baker, 1928. Bull. Wisconsin Geol. Nat. Hist. Survey 70(2): 84.
R.I. Johnson, 1980. Bull. MCZ 149(2): 90.
Vidrine, 1993. Histr. Distr. Freshw. Mussels LA: 53.
Strayer & Jirka, 1997. Pearly Mussels NY (26): 98.
(error for Unio lacrymosus Lea, 1828)

Unio rafinesquei Vanatta, 1915 = Elliptio occulta

Vanatta, 1915. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 67: 559.
(new name for Unio fuscatus Lea, 1843)

Pleurobema simpsoni Vanatta, 1915 = Pleurobema pyriforme

Vanatta, 1915. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 67: 559.
(new name for Unio striatus Lea, 1840)

Taxonomic Opinions

Cyprogenia stegaria Raf.

+ Unio irroratus Lea, 1828

+ Obovaria stegaria var. tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820

Lampsilis alatus Say = Potamilus alatus

+ Metaptera megaptera Rafinesque, 1820

Lampsilis cardium Raf.

+ Unio ventricosus Barnes, 1823

Lampsilis fragilis Raf. = Potamilus fragilis

+ Unio gracilis Barnes, 1823

Lampsilis leptodon Raf. = Potamilus leptodon

There are 98 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.

Obovaria retusa Lam.

+ Obovaria torsa Rafinesque, 1820

Obovaria subrotunda Raf.

+ Obovaria striata Rafinesque, 1820

+ Unio circulus Lea, 1829

Plagiola elegans Lea = Truncilla truncata

+ Truncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820

+ Truncilla metaplata Rafinesque, 1831

Pleurobema clava Lam.

+ Unio (Aximedia) elliptica Rafinesque, 1820

+ Obliquaria (Scalenaria) scalenia Rafinesque, 1820

+ Pleurobema cuneata Rafinesque, 1820

+ Pleurobema mytiloides Rafinesque, 1820