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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Lea (1861): attributed nominal species
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Lea, I. 1861. Descriptions of twelve new species of Uniones, from Alabama. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 59-60. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio consanguineus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 60.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 67 [71], pl. 7, fig. 217.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84726, Cahawba R., Ala.

Unio crebrivittatus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 60.
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 43 [47], pl. 15, fig. 41.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84725, Coosawattee R., Ga.

Unio glandaceus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 59.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 77 [81], pl. 9, fig. 226.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84577, Cahawba R., Ala.

Unio granulatis Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 60.
(incorrect original spelling of Unio granulatus Lea, 1861)

Unio granulatus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 60 [as ‘granulatis’].
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 48 [52], pl. 16, fig. 46.
(correct name for Unio granulatis Lea, 1861)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85297, Big Prairie Cr., Ala.

Unio instructus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 59.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 82 [86], pl. 10, fig. 230.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84640, Cahawba R., Ala.

Unio interventus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 60.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 84 [88], pl. 11, fig. 233.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84722, Cahawba R., Ala.

Unio negatus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 59.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 76 [80], pl. 9, fig. 225.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84382, Big Prairie Cr., Ala.

Unio pallidofulvus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 60.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 83 [87], pl. 11, fig. 232.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84721, Cahawba R., Ala.

Unio perpastus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 60.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 69 [73], pl. 7, fig. 219.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84960, Coosa R., Alabama.

Unio porphyreus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 60.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 80 [84] , pl. 10, fig. 228.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84851, Coosa R., Alabama.

Unio stabilis Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 59.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 71 [75], pl. 8, fig. 221.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84639, Coosa R., Ala.

Unio trinacrus Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 59.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 86 [90], pl. 12, fig. 235.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84445, Coosa R., Alabama.

 
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