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Publication Jay (1835): taxonomic opinions
     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.

Taxonomic Opinions

Alasmadonta [sic] confragosa = Arcidens confragosus

Alasmadonta [sic] marginata = Alasmidonta marginata

Alasmadonta [sic] rugosa = Lasmigona costata

Alasmadonta [sic] undulata = Alasmidonta undulata

Anodonta anatina

Anodonta areolatus = Strophitus undulatus

Anodonta crassa = Anodontites patagonica

Anodonta fragilis = Pyganodon fragilis

Anodonta rubens = Chambardia rubens

Anodonta suborbiculata = Utterbackiana suborbiculata

Castalia ambigua

Etheria cailliaudi = Etheria elliptica

Etheria elliptica

Etheria plumbea = Etheria elliptica

Hyria avicularis = Prisodon obliquus

Hyria corrugata = Triplodon corrugatus

Iridina exotica = Mutela dubia

Symphynota alata = Potamilus alatus

Symphynota bi-alata = Cristaria plicata

Symphynota complanata = Pterosyna complanata

Symphynota compressa = Platynaias compressa

Symphynota cygnea = Anodonta cygnea

Symphynota discoidea = Pletholophus tenuis

Symphynota gracilis = Potamilus fragilis

Symphynota inflata = Potamilus inflatus

Symphynota lævissima = Potamilus ohiensis

Symphynota tenuissima = Potamilus leptodon

Unio angustatus = Elliptio angustata

Unio anodontoides = Lampsilis teres

Unio arcæformis = Epioblasma arcaeformis

Unio asper = Quadrula quadrula

Unio asperrimus = Quadrula quadrula

Unio æsopus = Plethobasus cyphyus

Unio batava = Unio crassus

Unio brevidens = Epioblasma brevidens

Unio calceolus = Sulcularia viridis

Unio capsæformis = Epioblasma capsaeformis

Unio cariosus = Lampsilis cariosa

Unio castaneus = Obovaria arkansasensis

Unio cæruleus = Indonaia caerulea

Unio circulus = Obovaria subrotunda

Unio complanatus = Elliptio complanata

Unio congaræus = Elliptio congaraea

Unio conradicus = Medionidus conradicus

Unio cooperianus = Plethobasus cooperianus

Unio cornutus = Obliquaria reflexa

Unio crassidens = Elliptio crassidens
+ Unio cuneatus Barnes, 1823

Unio crassus = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Unio cuneiformis

Unio cylindricus = Theliderma cylindrica

Unio decisus = Pleurobema decisum

Unio donaciformis = Truncilla donaciformis

Unio dromas = Dromus dromas

Unio ebenus = Reginaia ebenus

Unio elegans = Truncilla truncata

Unio ellipsis = Obovaria olivaria

Unio elongata = Margaritifera margaritifera

Unio fabalis = Paetulunio fabalis

Unio foliatus = Epioblasma flexuosa

Unio formosus = Epioblasma triquetra

Unio gibbosus = Eurynia dilatata

Unio glans = Toxolasma glans

Unio grayensis [sic] = Lanceolaria grayii

Unio haysianus = Epioblasma haysiana

Unio heterodon = Prolasmidonta heterodon

Unio iris = Cambarunio iris

Unio irroratus = Cyprogenia stegaria

Unio kirtlandianus = Fusconaia subrotunda

Unio lens = Obovaria subrotunda

Unio limagnæ [sic] = Unio tumidus

Unio littoralis = Potomida littoralis

Unio luteola = Lampsilis radiata
+ Unio siliquoideus Barnes, 1823

Unio luteola = Lampsilis siliquoidea

Unio marginalis = Lamellidens marginalis

Unio metanever [sic] = Theliderma metanevra

Unio modioliformis = Villosa vibex

Unio multi-radiatus = Lampsilis fasciola

Unio multiplicatus = Megalonaias nervosa

Unio mytiloides = Pleurobema clava
+ Unio undatus Barnes, 1823

Unio mytiloides = Fusconaia flava

Unio obesus = Uniomerus carolinianus

Unio occidens = Lampsilis cardium

Unio ochraceus = Atlanticoncha ochracea

Unio olivarius = Indonaia olivaria

Unio oriens = Hemistena lata

Unio ovata = Lampsilis ovata

Unio parvus = Toxolasma parvum

Unio patulus = Pleurobema clava

Unio perdix = Ortmanniana pectorosa

Unio perplexus = Epioblasma torulosa

Unio pictorum

Unio planulatus = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Unio plicatus = Amblema plicata

Unio purpurata = Potamilus purpuratus
+ Unio ater Lea, 1829

Unio pustulatus = Pustulosa nodulata

Unio pustulosus = Pustulosa pustulosa

Unio pyramidatus = Pleurobema sintoxia

Unio radiata = Lampsilis radiata

Unio ravenelianus = Pleurobema oviforme

Unio recta = Ligumia recta

Unio réquéni [sic] = Unio mancus

Unio ridibundus = Epioblasma obliquata

Unio rubiginosus = Fusconaia flava

Unio scalenius = Pleurobema clava

Unio securis = Ellipsaria lineolata

Unio shepardianus = Elliptio shepardiana

Unio soleniformis = Cumberlandia monodonta

Unio subrotundus = Fusconaia subrotunda

Unio subtentus = Ptychobranchus subtentus

Unio sulcatus = Epioblasma obliquata

Unio tenerus = Villosa delumbis

Unio torsus = Obovaria retusa

Unio trapezoides = Plectomerus dombeyanus

Unio triangularis = Epioblasma triquetra

Unio trigonus = Fusconaia flava

Unio tuberculatus = Quadrula verrucosa

Unio undulatus = Amblema plicata

Unio varicosus = Plethobasus cicatricosus

Unio ventricosus = Lampsilis cardium

Unio verrucosus = Cyclonaias tuberculata

Unio zigzag = Truncilla donaciformis

 
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