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Publication Rafinesque (1832): summary
publication summary

Complete Citation

Rafinesque, C.S. 1832. Odatelia N.G. of N. American bivalve fluviatile shell. Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge 1(4): 154. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Odatelia Rafinesque, 1832
Rafinesque, 1832. Atl. Jour. 1(4): 154.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 92.
Type species: Odatelia radiata Rafinesque, 1832 (monotypy) = Hemistena lata

Attributed Nominal Species

Anodonta prelonga Rafinesque, 1832
‘Green’ Rafinesque, 1832. Atl. Jour. 1(4): 154.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 92.
(intro'd as syn of Odatelia radiata Rafinesque, 1832)

Odatelia radiata Rafinesque, 1832
Rafinesque, 1832. Atl. Jour. 1(4): 154.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 92.
(new name for Unio dehiscens Say, 1829; new name for Unio oriens Lea, 1831)

Taxonomic Opinions

Odatelia radiata Rafinesque, 1832 = Hemistena lata
+ Unio oriens Lea, 1831
+ Unio dehiscens Say, 1829
+ Anodonta prelonga Rafinesque, 1832

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