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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Conrad (1836): summary
publication summary Complete CitationConrad, T.A. 1836. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature 1(4): 33-40, pls. 16-20. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesUnio crassus Conrad, 1836
‘Say’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(4): 34, pl. 16.
(misidentified reference to Unio crassus Say, 1817) | |
Unio cyclops Conrad, 1836
‘Raf.’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(4): 35.
(error for Toxolasma cyclips Rafinesque, 1831) | |
Unio icterinus Conrad, 1834
 Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 41, pl. 6, fig. 5.
Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(4): 39, pl. 18, fig. 2.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 250.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_41381, muddy shore, Savannah River, opposite Augusta [Richmond Co.], Georgia. | |
Unio mytiloides Conrad, 1836
‘Rafinesque’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(4): 41, pl. 20.
(misidentified reference to Pleurobema mytiloides Rafinesque, 1820) | |
Unio suborbiculatus Conrad, 1836
‘Hildreth’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(4): 35.
Mörch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 46.
(error for Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828) | |
Unio viridis Conrad, 1835
‘Rafinesque’ Conrad, 1835. New Fresh-Water Shells, Appendix: 4, pl. 9, fig. 1.
‘Rafinesque’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(4): 35, pl. 17, fig. 1.
(misidentified reference to Unio (Elliptio) viridis Rafinesque, 1820) | |
Taxonomic OpinionsUnio cariosus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis radiata
+ Unio luteola Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio ovata Valenciennes, 1827 Unio cariosus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis cariosa Unio crassus Say, 1817 = Ortmanniana ligamentina
+ Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio ligamentina Lamarck, 1819
+ Unio ellipticus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828
+ Unio abruptus Say, 1831
+ Toxolasma cyclips Rafinesque, 1831 Unio crassus Say, 1817 = Lampsilis abrupta Unio crassus Say, 1817 = Obovaria subrotunda Unio icterinus Conrad, 1834 = Elliptio icterina Unio nasutus Say, 1817 = Sagittunio nasutus
+ Unio rostrata Valenciennes, 1827 Unio ochraceus Say, 1817 = Atlanticoncha ochracea
+ Mytilus fluviatilis Gmelin, 1791 Unio viridis Rafinesque, 1820 = Pressodonta viridis
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