Publication Lea (1843): summary

Full Citation

Lea, I. 1843. [Description of twelve new species of uniones] . Printed sheet distributed by the APS and dated 19 August 1843. Title taken from the minutes of the 18 August 1843 meeting (1844, PAPS 4: 8).

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio aheneus Lea, 1843 = Elliptio ahenea

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 280 [38], pl. 41, fig. 9.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_86030, Black Creek, Florida.

Unio amygdalum Lea, 1843 = Villosa amygdalum

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 275 [33], pl. 39, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86127, L. George, Florida.

Unio aratus Lea, 1843 = Micronaias arata

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 282 [40], pl. 42, fig. 12.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84395, [Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua].

Unio buckleyi Lea, 1843 = Elliptio jayensis

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 276 [34], pl. 39, fig. 2.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85236, Lake George, Florida.

Unio buddianus Lea, 1843 = Elliptio jayensis

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 277 [35], pl. 40, fig. 5.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85606, L. George, Florida.

There are 12 available nominal species attributed to this publication (13 total).

Unio fuscatus Lea, 1843 = Elliptio occulta

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 277 [35], pl. 40, fig. 4.
(homonym of Unio (Elliptio) viridis var. fuscata Rafinesque, 1820; renamed Unio rafinesquei Vanatta, 1915)
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85243, Black Cr., Fla.

Unio minor Lea, 1843 = Toxolasma paulum

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 276 [34], pl. 39, fig.3.
(homonym of Unio margaritifer var. minor Rossmässler, 1835)
Type(s): FIGURED SPECIMEN USNM_85310, L George, Fla.

Unio monroensis Lea, 1843 = Elliptio monroensis

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 279 [37], pl. 41, fig. 8.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85169, L. Monroe, Florida.

Unio neglectus Lea, 1843 = Platynaias subviridis

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 280, pl. 42, fig. 10.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85701, Northern Alabama.

Unio occultus Lea, 1843 = Elliptio occulta

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 279 [37], pl. 41, fig. 7.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85247, Lake Monroe, Fla.

Unio superbus Lea, 1843 = Physunio superbus

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 281, pl. 42, fig. 11.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_83934, New Holland.

Unio trosculus Lea, 1843 = Villosa amygdalum

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
(incorrect original spelling of Unio trossulus Lea, 1843)

Unio trossulus Lea, 1843 = Villosa amygdalum

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1] [as ‘trosculus’].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 278 [36], pl. 40, fig. 6.
(correct name for Unio trosculus Lea, 1843)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84705, L. Monroe, Fla.