Publication Dillwyn (1817): summary

Full Citation

Dillwyn, L.W. 1817. A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells, Arranged According to the Linnæan Method; with Particular Attention to the Synonymy 1. 580 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Mya complanata Lightfoot, 1786 = Elliptio complanata

Lister, 1685. Conch.: pl. 150, fig. 5.
Lightfoot, 1786. Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 100, no. 2190.
‘Solander’s MSS.’ Dillwyn, 1817. Descr. Cat. Rec. Shells 1: 51.

Mytilus confusus Dillwyn, 1817 = Mytilaster lineatus

Dillwyn, 1817. Descr. Cat. Rec. Shells 1: ??.

Mytilus demissus Dillwyn, 1817 = Geukensia demissa

Dillwyn, 1817. Descr. Cat. Rec. Shells 1: 314.

Anodonta fluviatilis ‘Gmelin’ of Authors = Pyganodon cataracta

‘Gmelin’ of Authors.
Bosc, 1801. Hist. Nat. Coquilles 3: 146.
Dillwyn, 1817. Descr. Cat. Rec. Shells 1: 316 [’Mytilus fluviatilis’].
Bosc, 1824. Hist. Nat. Coquilles 3: 143.
(misidentified reference to Mytilus fluviatilis Gmelin, 1791)

Mytilus fucatus Dillwyn, 1817 = Utterbackiana implicata

‘S’ Lightfoot, 1786. Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 29, no. 672. [nomen nudum]
‘Solander’s MSS.’ Dillwyn, 1817. Descr. Cat. Rec. Shells 1: 317.

Chama plumbea Dillwyn, 1817 = Lamprotula plumbea

specimen image from publicationChemnitz, 1795. Conchyl. Cab. 11: 237, pl. 203, fig. 1991-1992. [non-binomial]
Dillwyn, 1817. Descr. Cat. Rec. Shells 1: 215.

Mya ponderosa Dillwyn, 1817 = Gibbosula crassa

‘S.’ Lightfoot, 1786. Catalogue of the Portland Museum: 134, no. 2183; 143, no. 3170. [nomen nudum]
‘Solander’s MSS.’ Dillwyn, 1817. Descr. Cat. Rec. Shells 1: 51.

Taxonomic Opinions

Mya batava Maton and Rackett = Unio crassus

+ Mya ovalis Lightfoot, 1786

Mya complanata Solander’s MSS. = Elliptio complanata

Mya corrugata Muller = Parreysia corrugata

Mya margaritifera Linnaeus = Margaritifera margaritifera + Pseudunio auricularius

+ Mya margaritifera Da Costa, 1778

+ Mya margaritifera Gmelin, 1791

Mya nodosa Chemnitz = Unio pictorum

There are 35 species taxonomic opinions attributed to this publication.

Mya pictorum Linnaeus = Unio pictorum + Unio tumidus

+ Mya angustata Schröter, 1779

+ Mya ovalis Montagu, 1803

+ Mya ovalis Retzius, 1788

Mya ponderosa Solander’s MSS. = Gibbosula crassa

+ Mya crassa Wood, 1815

Mya radiata Gmelin = Lampsilis radiata

+ Mya pictorum tenuis Martini & Chemnitz, 1782

Mytilus fucatus ‘Solander’s MSS.’ = Utterbackiana implicata