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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(7): 57-64, pls. 31-35. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesUnio ellipsiformis Conrad, 1836
 Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(7): 60, pl. 34, fig. 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_42114, Michigan. | |
Unio inflatus Conrad, 1836
‘Lea’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(7): 57, pl. 32.
(reference to Symphynota inflata Lea, 1831) | |
Unio intermedius Conrad, 1836
 Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(7): 63, pl. 35, fig. 2.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 250.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_41606, Nolachucky R., Tenn. | |
Unio leptodon Conrad, 1836
‘Rafinesque’ Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(7): 58, pl. 33.
(reference to Unio (Leptodea) leptodon Rafinesque, 1820) | |
Unio lienosus Conrad, 1834
 Conrad, 1834. Amer. J. Sci. 25(2): 339, pl. 1, fig. 4.
Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(7): 60, pl. 34, fig. 2.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 251.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_9747, Alabama R., Ala. | |
Unio occidentalis Conrad, 1836
Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(7): 64, pl. 36, fig. 1.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 253.
Type(s): TYPE LOST ANSP_UNKNOWN, Currant River, Arkansas. | |
Unio planus Conrad, 1836
Conrad, 1836. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(7): 59.
(misidentified reference to Unio planus Barnes, 1823) | |
Taxonomic OpinionsUnio ellipsiformis Conrad, 1836 = Venustaconcha ellipsiformis Unio inflata (Lea, 1831) = Potamilus inflatus
+ Unio alabamensis Conrad, 1834 Unio intermedius Conrad, 1836 = Theliderma intermedia Unio leptodon Rafinesque, 1820 = Potamilus leptodon
+ Unio planus Barnes, 1823
+ Anodon purpurascens Swainson, 1823
+ Symphynota tenuissima Lea, 1829 Unio leptodon Rafinesque, 1820 = Potamilus fragilis Unio lienosus Conrad, 1834 = Leaunio lienosus
+ Unio nashvillianus Lea, 1834 Unio lienosus Conrad, 1834 = Sagittunio subrostratus Unio occidentalis Conrad, 1836 = Ptychobranchus occidentalis Unio stapes Lea, 1831 = Theliderma stapes
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