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Publication Lea (1866): attributed nominal species
publication summary Complete CitationLea, 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 SpeciesAnodonta bealei Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 194.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 26 [30], pl. 9, fig. 25.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_86690 (by R.I. Johnson, 1974: 19), Leon Co., Texas. | |
Anodonta dallasiana Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 190.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 29 [33], pl. 11, fig. 28.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86443, Mo. of Saskatchewan R., L. Winnipeg. | |
Anodonta doliaris Lea, 1863
Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193 [as ‘dolearis’].
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 24 [28], pl. 8, fig. 23.
(error for Anodonta dolearis Lea, 1863) | |
Anodonta leonensis Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 25 [29], pl. 9, fig. 24.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_87806 (by R.I. Johnson, 1974: 83), Leon, Texas. | |
Anodonta tryonii Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 28 [32], pl. 10, fig. 27.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86572, Potomac R., near chain bridge, D.C. | |
Anodonta williamsii Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 27 [31], pl. 10, fig. 26.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86687, Potomac R., near Mt. Vernon, Va. | |
Monocondylaea mouhotiana Lea, 1866
‘Lea’ of Authors.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 65 [69], pl. 21, fig. 62.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 73.
Morelet, 1875. Séries Conch. 4: 339.
Crosse & Fischer, 1876. J. de Conch. 24: 332.
Fischer, 1891. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 4: 220 [as ‘Pseudodon mouhotianus’].
(error for Monocondyloea mouhotii Lea, 1863) | |
Monocondyloea compressa Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 190 [as ‘Monocondylœa compressa’].
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 30 [34], pl. 11, fig. 29.
(homonym of Spatha compressa Martens, 1860)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86340, Siam. | |
Monocondyloea mouhotii Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 190 [as ‘Monocondylœa mouhotii’].
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 65 [69], pl. 21, fig. 62 [as ‘Monocondylæa mouhotiana’].
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_86339, Laos Mts., Cambodia, Siam. | |
Spatha alata Lea, 1864
 Lea, 1864. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 16: 109.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 35 [39], pl. 12, fig. 31.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_86776, Lake Nyasa, Af. | |
Spatha modesta Lea, 1864
 Lea, 1864. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 16: 109.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 37 [41], pl. 13, fig. 35.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_86779, Mozambique. | |
Spatha natalensis Lea, 1864
 Lea, 1864. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 16: 113.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 64 [68], pl. 20, fig. 58.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_86778, Umpingave River, Port Natal, Af. | |
Spatha nyassaensis Lea, 1864
 Lea, 1864. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 16: 109.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 36 [40], pl. 13, fig. 33.
(renamed Spathella nyassana Bourguignat, 1889)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_86777, Lake Nyassa, Af. | |
Unio aberrans Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 191.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 7 [11], pl. 1, fig. 3.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85600, Neuse R., 10 mi E of Raleigh, N. Carolina. | |
Unio ablatus Lea, 1863
Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 13 [17], pl. 4, fig. 10 [as ‘oblatus’]. | |
Unio aferula Lea, 1864
 Lea, 1864. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 16: 109.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 34 [38], pl. 13, fig. 34 [as ‘aferulus’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84058, L. Nyassa, Africa. | |
Unio biemarginatus Lea, 1857
 Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 83.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 47 [51], pl. 16, fig. 45.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84608, Florence, Alabama. | |
Unio bourguignatianus Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 189.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 54 [58], pl. 18, fig. 51.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84713, R. Tigris at Mosul, Persia. | |
Unio charlottensis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 191.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 8 [12], pl. 2, fig. 5.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85402, near Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina. | |
Unio chathamensis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 191.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 21 [25], pl. 6, fig. 19.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85672, Rocky R., Chatham Co., N.C. | |
Unio cistellaeformis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 192 [as ‘cistellæformis’].
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 19 [23], pl. 6, fig. 17 [as ‘cistellæformis’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85533, Neuse R., near Raleigh, N. Carolina. | |
Unio crapulus Lea, 1861
 Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 39.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 42 [46], pl. 15, pl. 40.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84821, Etowah R., Ga. | |
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 curatus Lea, 1863
Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 23 [27], pl. 7, fig. 21. | |
Unio damascensis Lea, 1863
Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 190.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 55 [59], pl. 18, fig. 52. | |
Unio delicatus Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 189.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 58 [62], pl. 19, fig. 56.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84906, R. Orontes, Syria. | |
Unio dignatus Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 189.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 51 [55], pl. 17, fig. 48.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84714, R. Tigris at Bagdad, Persia. | |
Unio gastonensis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 191.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 20 [24], pl. 6, fig. 18.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85409, Mine Cr., Gaston Co., N.C. | |
Unio germanus Lea, 1861
 Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 40.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 49 [53], pl. 19, fig. 54.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85296, Coosa R., Ala. | |
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 indefinilus Lea, 1863
Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 192.
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 15 [19], pl. 4, fig. 12 [as ‘indefinitus’].
(renamed Unio indefinitus Haas, 1969) | |
Unio indefinitus Haas, 1969
 ‘Lea’ of Authors.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 15 [19], pl. 4, fig. 12.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 235.
(new name for Unio indefinilus Lea, 1863)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85388, Long Creek, Mecklenburg Co., N.C. | |
Unio kirkii Lea, 1864
 Lea, 1864. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 16: 108.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 32 [36], pl. 12, fig. 30.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84056, L. Nyassa, Central Africa. | |
Unio laosensis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 190.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 63, pl. 21, fig. 61.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86160, Laos Mts., Cambodia. | |
Unio leibii Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 168.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 44 [48], pl. 15, fig. 42.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84425, Michigan. | |
Unio livingstonensis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 192.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 14 [18], pl. 4, fig. 11.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85536, Livingston Cr., Brunswick Co., N.C. | |
Unio lucidus Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 192.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 9 [13], pl. 2, fig. 6.
(homonym of Unio (Anodontes) lucida d’Orbigny, 1835)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85242, Livingston Cr., Brunswick Co., N.C. | |
Unio mecklenbergensis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 191.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 17 [21], pl. 5, fig. 15.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85419, near Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Co., N.C. | |
Unio mediocris Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 192.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 24 [28], pl. 7, fig. 22.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85611, Neuse R., Raleigh, N.C. | |
Unio mooresianus Lea, 1857
 Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 83.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 39 [43], pl. 14, fig. 37.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84695, Tuscumbia, Ala. | |
Unio mosulensis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 190.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 52 [57], pl. 17, fig. 49.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85230, River Tigris, Mosul, Persia. | |
Unio mundus Lea, 1857
 Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 83.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 40 [44], pl. 14, fig. 38.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84767, Tuscumbia, Ala. | |
Unio nasutulus Lea, 1866
  Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 12 [16], pl. 3, fig. 9.
(error for Unio nasutidus Lea, 1863)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86027, Livingston Cr., Brunswick Co., N.C. | |
Unio natalensis Lea, 1864
 Lea, 1864. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 16: 113.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 59 [63], pl. 20, fig. 57.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) ANSP_41686, Umpingave River, Natal, S. Afr. | |
Unio nyassaensis Lea, 1864
 Lea, 1864. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 16: 108.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 33 [37], pl. 12, fig. 32.
(renamed Unio nyassanus Bourguignat, 1889)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_84057, L. Nyassa, Africa. | |
Unio oblatus Simpson, 1900
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193 [as ‘ablatus’].
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 13 [17], pl. 4, fig. 10.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 730.
(new name for Unio ablatus Lea, 1863)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86001, Gaston Co., N.C. | |
Unio orontesensis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 190.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 53 [57], pl. 18, fig. 50.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85535, R. Orontes, Syria. | |
Unio paramattensis Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 176.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 60 [64], pl. 20, fig. 59.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_84405, Paramatta R., N.S.W. | |
Unio parvulus Lea, 1860
 Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 307.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 45 [49], pl. 16, fig. 43.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84139, Chattanooga, Tenn. | |
Unio pazii Lea, 1862
 Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 176.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 61 [65], pl. 21, fig. 60.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84708, Siam. | |
Unio perlatus Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 15 [19], pl. 4, fig. 13.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86006, Black Rock Landing, Cape Fear R., N.C. | |
Unio perlucens Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 18 [22], pl. 5, fig. 16.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85076, Six Runs, Sampson Co., N Carolina. | |
Unio perpurpureus Lea, 1861
 Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 41.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 46 [50], pl. 16, fig. 44.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85246, Tenn. | |
Unio pertenuis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 8 [12], pl. 2, fig. 4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86139, Neuse R., Raleigh, N. Carolina. | |
Unio quadrilaterus Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 192.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 5 [9], pl. 1, fig. 1.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85385, Neuse R., near Raleigh, N.C. | |
Unio raleighensis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 191.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 6 [10], pl. 1, fig. 2.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85592, Neuse R., near Raleigh, N.C. | |
Unio rasus Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 189.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 50 [54], pl. 17, fig. 47.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85231, Assyria. | |
Unio squalidus Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 192.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 22 [26], pl. 7, fig. 20.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85376, Roanoke R., Weldon, N.C. | |
Unio syriacus Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 189.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 56 [60], pl. 19, fig. 53.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84408, River Orontes, Syria. | |
Unio tesserulae Lea, 1861
 Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 392 [as ‘tesserulæ’].
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 40 [44], pl. 15, fig. 39 [as ‘tesserulæ’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84426, Nolachucky R., Tenn. | |
Unio thorntonii Lea, 1857
 Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 83.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 38 [42], pl. 14, fig. 36.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85829, Tuscumbia, Alabama. | |
Unio tripartitus Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 190.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 57 [61], pl. 19, fig. 55.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84397, India. | |
Unio viridulus Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 10 [14], pl. 3, fig. 7.
(homonym of Unio favidens var. viridula Benson, 1862)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85908, Neuse R., near Raleigh, N.C. | |
Unio waccamawensis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 16 [20], pl. 5, fig. 14.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84437, Waccamaw Lake, N. Carolina. | |
Unio weldonensis Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 191.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 11 [15], pl. 3, fig. 8.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85407, Roanoke R., Weldon, N.C. | |
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