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Publication Gould (1850): summary

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Full Citation

Gould, A.A. 1850. [Shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 292-296. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Monocondylea Moricand, 1837

Moricand, 1837. Mém. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Genève 8(1): 145.
d’Orbigny, 1846. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale 5(3): 611.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 196.
Herrmannsen, 1849. Ind. Gener. Malacol. 2: 668.
Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 293.
Hupé, 1857. [in] Castelnau, Anim. Nouv. Rares d’Amer. Sud: 84.
Petit de la Saussaye, 1865. J. de Conch. 13: 15.
Heude, 1875. Conch. Fluv. Nanking (1): pl. 4.
Deshayes & Jullien, 1876. Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 10: 117.
Morlet, 1889. J. de Conch. 37: 165.
Hoeh et al., 2009. Malacologia 51(2): 310.
Zieritz et al., 2015. J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res. 53(1): 82.
(error for Monocondylaea d’Orbigny, 1835)
Type species: Unio (Monocondylaea) paraguayana d’Orbigny, 1835 = Monocondylaea paraguayana

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodon cognata Gould, 1850 = Anodonta oregonensis

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 294.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 435, figs. 546-546b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5930, Oregon.

Cyrena debilis Gould, 1850 = Corbicula australis

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 293.

Unio dorsuosus Gould, 1850 = Hyridella australis

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 296.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5925, [Nepean River, Australia].

Cyclas egregia Gould, 1850 = sphaeriid species

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 292.

Alasmodon falcata Gould, 1850 = Margaritifera falcata

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 294.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5929A, Walla Walla, Wash. Ter.

There are 13 available nominal species attributed to this publication (14 total).

Unio famelicus Gould, 1850 = Diplodon granosus

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 294.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 432, figs. 544-544b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5929, Oregon.

Anodon feminalis Gould, 1850 = Gonidea angulata

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 293.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 436, figs. 547-547b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5932, Oregon.

Anodon glauca Gould, 1850 = Anodontites crispata

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 293.
(homonym of Anodonta glauca Valenciennes, 1827; renamed Anodonta puberula Gould, 1852)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5933, Peru.

Lucina lenticula Gould, 1850 = Sphaerium partumeium

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 259.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 413, pl. 36, fig. 528 [as ‘Cyclas’].

Unio lutulentus Gould, 1850 = Echyridella menziesii

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 295. [in part]
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 428. [in part]
Gould, 1856. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: pl. 37, 542a-b. [in part]
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_5927 (by McMichael & Hiscock, 1958: 462), N. Zealand.

Unio lutulentus Gould, 1850 = Echyridella aucklandica

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 295. [in part]
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 428. [in part]
Gould, 1856. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: pl. 37, fig. 542c. [in part]
(misidentified reference to Unio lutulentus Gould, 1850)
Type(s): PARATYPES USNM_87847, New Zealand.

Cyclas patella Gould, 1850 = Sphaerium patella

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 293.

Unio profugus Gould, 1850 = Alathyria profuga

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 295.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 429.
Gould, 1862. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: pl. 28, figs. 543-543b.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_5928, Hunter’s R. N.S.Wales.

Unio verecundus Gould, 1850 = Simpsonella burroughiana

Gould, 1850. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 3: 295.
Gould, 1852. U.S. Explor. Exped. 12: 431, figs. 541a-c.
Type(s): TYPE USNM_5926, Manilla.

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmodon falcata = Margaritifera falcata

Anodon cognata = Anodonta oregonensis

Anodon feminalis = Gonidea angulata

Anodon glauca = Anodontites crispata

Cyclas egregia

Cyclas patella = Sphaerium patella

Cyrena debilis = Corbicula australis

Unio dorsuosus = Hyridella australis

Unio famelicus = Diplodon granosus

Unio lutulentus = Echyridella menziesii

Unio profugus = Alathyria profuga

Unio verecundus = Simpsonella burroughiana

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