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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Lea (1856): summary
publication summary Complete CitationLea, I. 1856. Description of four new species of exotic uniones. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8: 103. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesUnio cambodiensis Lea, 1856
 Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 103.
 Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 313 [33], pl. 30, fig. 28.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84909, Tackrong R., at Korat, Cambodia. | |
Unio coloradoensis Lea, 1856
 Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 103.
 Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 314 [34], pl. 31, fig. 29.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_84845 (by R.I. Johnson, 1974: 32), Colorado R., Texas. | |
Unio newcombianus Lea, 1856
 Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 103.
 Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 312 [32], pl. 30, fig. 27.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_84419 (by Cummings et al., 2025: 150), Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua. | |
Unio nuttallianus Lea, 1856
 Lea, 1856. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8: 103.
 Lea, 1857. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 3 [O. 6]: 310 [30], pl. 30, fig. 25.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85201, India. | |
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