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Publication Jay (1835): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Jay, J.C. 1835. Catalogue of Recent shells in the cabinet of John C. Jay, M.D. (1st edition). 55 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Alasmadonta Jay, 1835
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 18.
(error for Alasmidonta Say, 1818)

Dithalmia Jay, 1835
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 19. [nomen nudum]

Attributed Nominal Species

Dithalmia dunubii Jay, 1835
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 19. [nomen nudum]

Dythalmia danubii Jay, 1835
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: ??.

Unio cuneiformis Jay, 1835
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 16. [nomen nudum]

Unio grayensis Jay, 1835
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 17.
(error for Unio grayanus Lea, 1834)

Unio limagnae Jay, 1835
‘Bouillet’ of Authors.
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 16 [as ‘limagnæ’].
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 36 [as ‘limagnæ’].
Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 24 [as ‘limagnæ’].
(error for Unio limaniae Dupuy, 1852)

Unio metanever Lea, 1829
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 418.
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 17.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 179.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 252.
Mörch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 44.
Lewis, 1871. Amer. J. Conch. 6: 218.
Lea, 1871. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 23: 15 [as ‘Margarita (Unio) metanever’].
(reference to Obliquaria (Quadrula) metanevra Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio requeni Jay, 1835
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 16 [as ‘réquéni’].
(error for Unio requienii Michaud, 1831)

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