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Publication Simpson (1892): summary

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Simpson, C.T. 1892. Notes on the Unionidae of Florida and the southeastern states. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 15(911): 405-436 + 26 plates. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio ferrissii Marsh, 1891 = Elliptio jayensis

Marsh, 1891. Nautilus 5(3): 30.
Simpson, 1892. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 15(911): 423, pl. 66, figs. 1-2.

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Unio leonensis Simpson, 1892 = Elliptio jayensis

‘Wright’ Simpson, 1892. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 15(911): 419, pl. 62, figs. 3-4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_91141, Lake Woodruff, near DeLeon, Fla.

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Unio singleyanus Marsh, 1891 = Villosa amygdalum

Marsh, 1891. Joliet Weekly News: ??.
Marsh, 1891. Nautilus 5(3): 29.
Simpson, 1892. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 15(911): 426, pl. 68, figs. 4-5.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE UMMZ_249348, Sumpter Co., Fla.

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Unio subluridus Simpson, 1892 = Elliptio jayensis

Simpson, 1892. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 15(911): 432, pl. 83, figs. 3-4.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 743.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_104002, Orange Springs, Volusia Co., Florida.

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Unio tenerus Simpson, 1892 = Villosa delumbis

‘Ravenel’ Simpson, 1892. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 15(911): 416, pl. 58, figs. 5, 8.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85032, Savannah R., Georgia.

 
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