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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Benson (1862): attributed nominal species
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Benson, W.H. 1862. Descriptions of Indian and Burmese species of the genus Unio, Retz. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 (3rd series): 184-195. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio crispisulcatus Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 193.
Type(s): TYPE BMNH_1964358, Hab._?

Unio favidens Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 188.
Type(s): SYNTYPES BMNH_1965215, Assam.

Unio jenkinsianus Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 185.

Unio laevirostris Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 191.

Unio leioma Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 192.

Unio macilentus Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 187.

Unio pachysoma Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 186.
Type(s): TYPE BMNH_MP_431, Assam.

Unio pinax Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 192.
Type(s): TYPE BMNH_MP_434, [no locality available - Asia].

Unio plagiosoma Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 191.
Type(s): UNKNOWN BMNH_MP_432, Bengal [from type].

Unio pugio Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 193.

Unio smaragdites Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 190.

Unio theca Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 186.
Type(s): TYPE LOCALITY TYPE_LOCALITY_MP_009, Ken River, near Banda, Uttar Pradesh, central India.

Unio triembolus Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 190.
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPES MCZ_175558, Ramgunga River, near Morodabod, India.

Unio favidens var. chrysis Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 189.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio favidens Benson, 1862)

Unio favidens var. deltae Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 189 [as ‘deltæ’].
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio favidens Benson, 1862)

Unio favidens var. densa Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 189.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio favidens Benson, 1862)

Unio favidens var. marcens Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 188.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio favidens Benson, 1862)
Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE MCZ_175550, Berhampooter River, Assam, India.

Unio favidens var. trigona Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 188.
(homonym of Unio trigonus Lea, 1831; intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio favidens Benson, 1862)

Unio favidens var. viridula Benson, 1862
Benson, 1862. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 189.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio favidens Benson, 1862)
 
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