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

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Publication Lea (1866): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Lea, I. 1866. New Unionidæ, Melanidæ, etc., chiefly of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences 6 [O. 11]: 5-65, pls. 1-21 (Obs. 11: 9-69). Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 65 nominal species attributed to this publication (none available).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta bealei Lea, 1863 = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta dallasiana Lea , 1863 = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta doliaris Lea, 1866 = Pyganodon cataracta
+ Anodonta dolearis Lea, 1863

Anodonta leonensis Lea, 1862 = Pyganodon grandis

Anodonta tryonii Lea, 1862 = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodonta williamsii Lea, 1862 = Pyganodon cataracta

Monocondylæa compressa Lea , 1863 = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Monocondylæa mouhotiana [sic] Lea, 1863 = Bineurus mouhotii

Spatha alata Lea, 1864 = Mutela alata

Spatha modesta Lea, 1864 = Chambardia petersi

Spatha natalensis Lea, 1864 = Chambardia wahlbergi

Spatha nyassaensis Lea, 1864 = Chambardia nyassaensis

Unio aberrans Lea, 1863 = Elliptio complanata

Unio aferulus Lea, 1864 = Nyassunio nyassaensis

Unio biemarginatus Lea, 1857 = Epioblasma biemarginata

Unio bourguignatianus Lea , 1863 = Unio tigridis

Unio charlottensis Lea, 1863 = Platynaias decorata

Unio chathamensis Lea, 1863 = Elliptio complanata

Unio cistellæformis Lea, 1863 = Elliptio cistellaeformis

Unio crapulus Lea, 1861 = Pleurobema fibuloides

Unio crebrivittatus Lea, 1861 = Pleurobema decisum

Unio curatus Lea, 1863 = Elliptio complanata

Unio damascensis Lea , 1863

Unio delicatus Lea , 1863

Unio dignatus Lea , 1863 = Unio tigridis

Unio gastonensis Lea, 1863 = Elliptio complanata

Unio germanus Lea, 1861 = Toxolasma paulum

Unio granulatus Lea, 1861 = Toxolasma paulum
+ Unio granulatis Lea, 1861

Unio indefinitus Lea, 1863 = Elliptio complanata

Unio kirkii Lea, 1864 = Nyassunio nyassaensis

Unio laosensis Lea, 1863 = Gibbosula laosensis

Unio leibii Lea, 1862 = Obovaria subrotunda

Unio livingstonensis Lea, 1863 = Elliptio icterina

Unio lucidus Lea, 1863 = Elliptio icterina

Unio mecklenbergensis Lea, 1863 = Elliptio complanata

Unio mediocris Lea, 1863 = Elliptio complanata

Unio mooresianus Lea, 1857 = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Unio mosulensis Lea , 1863 = Unio tigridis

Unio mundus Lea, 1857 = Pleurobema oviforme

Unio nasutulus Lea, 1863 = Elliptio producta

Unio natalensis Lea, 1864 = Unio caffer

Unio nyassaensis Lea, 1864 = Nyassunio nyassaensis

Unio oblatus Lea, 1863 = Elliptio icterina
+ Unio ablatus Lea, 1863

Unio orontesensis Lea , 1863 = Unio damascensis

Unio paramattensis Lea, 1862 = Hyridella depressa

Unio parvulus Lea, 1860 = Medionidus parvulus

Unio pazii Lea, 1862 = Ensidens ingallsianus

Unio perlatus Lea, 1863 = Elliptio arctata

Unio perlucens Lea, 1863 = Elliptio complanata

Unio perpurpureus Lea, 1861 = Venustaconcha trabalis

Unio pertenuis Lea, 1863 = Platynaias subviridis

Unio quadrilaterus Lea, 1863 = Elliptio complanata

Unio raleighensis Lea, 1863 = Elliptio complanata

Unio rasus Lea , 1863 = Unio tigridis

Unio squalidus Lea, 1863 = Uniomerus carolinianus

Unio syriacus Lea , 1863 = Unio damascensis

Unio tesserulæ Lea, 1862 = Pleurobema oviforme

Unio thorntonii Lea, 1857 = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Unio tripartitus Lea , 1863 = Parreysia corrugata

Unio viridulus Lea, 1863 = Elliptio lanceolata

Unio waccamawensis Lea, 1863 = Elliptio congaraea

Unio weldonensis Lea, 1863 = Elliptio complanata

 
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