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Publication Prime (1870): attributed nominal species
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Prime, T. 1870. Catalogue of the Recent species of the family Corbiculadæ. American Journal of Conchology 5: 127-187. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Corbicula amazonica Prime, 1870
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1870. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 9: 299.
‘Anthony’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 128. [nomen nudum]

Corbicula amiralis Prime, 1870
‘Prime’ of Authors.
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 128.
Morelet, 1875. Séries Conch. 4: 363.
(error for Corbicula ammiralis Prime, 1870)

Corbicula ammiralis Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 9: 298, fig. 70.
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 128 [as ‘amiralis’]. [nomen nudum]

Corbicula baronialis Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 9: 300.
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 128. [nomen nudum]

Corbicula bengalica Prime, 1867
Prime, 1867. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 8: 220, fig. 52.
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 128.
(new name for Corbicula bengalensis Deshayes, 1854)

Corbicula consularis Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 129. [nomen nudum]
Prime, 1870. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 9: 300.

Corbicula delessertiana Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 9: 299.
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 131. [nomen nudum]

Corbicula episcopalis Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 131. [nomen nudum]
Prime, 1870. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 9: 300, fig. 72.

Corbicula gubernatoria Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 132. [nomen nudum]
Prime, 1870. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 9: 298, fig. 71.

Corbicula imperialis Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 132.
Prime, 1870. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 9: 299.

Corbicula manillensis Prime, 1860
‘Philippi’ of Authors.
Prime, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 271.
Prime, 1863. Cat. Corbicul.: 4.
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 133.
Clessin, 1879. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 187.
Prime, 1895. Cat. Corbiculadae: 13.
(error for Cyrena manilensis Philippi, 1844)

Corbicula mulleriana Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 134.
(error for Corbicula muelleriana Prime, 1867)

Corbicula pexplexa Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 135.
(error for Corbicula perplexa Prime, 1865)

Corbicula ventricosa Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 130. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Corbicula convexa Deshayes, 1854)

Cyanocyclas globulus Prime, 1865
‘Jonas, in litter.’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 6. [nomen nudum]
‘Jonas, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 130. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cyrena cuneata Jonas, 1844)

Cyclas aequalis Lamarck, 1835
Lamarck, 1835. unknown publication: ??.
‘Rafinesque’ Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5: 29.
‘Rafinesque’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 62.
‘Rafinesque’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 174.
(error for Cyclas (Phymesoda) equalis Rafinesque, 1820)

Cyclas elliptica Prime, 1870
‘Férussac’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: ??. [nomen nudum]

Cyclas errans Prime, 1870
‘Lewis’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: ??. [nomen nudum]

Cyclas fluminea Prime, 1870
‘Bosc’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: ??. [nomen nudum]

Cyclas fluviatilis Prime, 1870
‘Bosc’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: ??. [nomen nudum]

Cyclas hammalis Prime, 1870
‘Rafinesque’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: ??. [nomen nudum]
(misidentified reference to Cyclas (Corbicula) hammalis Rafinesque, 1820)

Cyclas littoralis Prime, 1865
‘Férussac, Collect. Michaud’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 54. [nomen nudum]
‘Férussac, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 155. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cyclas modioliformis Anton, 1837)

Cyclas ovata Lewis, 1856
Lewis, 1856. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 6(1): ??. [nomen nudum]
‘Lewis’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: ??. [nomen nudum]

Cyclas pallida Prime, 1865
‘de Charpentier, Mss.’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 44. [nomen nudum]
‘de Charpentier, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 153. [nomen nudum]

Cyclas perezii Prime, 1870
‘Villa, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 155. [nomen nudum]

Cyclas quercus Prime, 1870
‘Lewis’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: ??. [nomen nudum]

Cyclas rugosa Prime, 1870
‘Whittemore’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: ??. [nomen nudum]

Cyclas stagnicola Lamarck, 1818
‘Leach’ Lamarck, 1818. Hist. Natur. Anim. sans Vert. 5: 559.
‘Leach, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 152. [nomen nudum]

Cyclas striatella Prime, 1865
‘Férussac, Museum of Paris’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 54. [nomen nudum]
‘Férussac, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 155. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cyclas modioliformis Anton, 1837)

Cyclas sulculosa Prime, 1865
‘de Charpentier, Mss.’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 40.
‘De Charpentier, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 153. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cyclas fabalis Prime, 1852)

Cyclas venezuelensis Prime, 1865
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 54. [nomen nudum]
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 155. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cyclas modioliformis Anton, 1837)

Cyrena bernardana Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 142.
(error for Cyrena bernardiana Prime, 1861)

Cyrena californica Prime, 1865
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 23.
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 142.
‘Prime’ Clessin, 1879. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 232.
(error for Cyrena californiensis Prime, 1860)

Cyrena corbiculiformis Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 141.
‘Prime’ Clessin, 1879. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 225.
(error for Cyrena corbiculaeformis Prime, 1860)

Cyrena cypriniformis Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 143.
‘Prime’ Clessin, 1877. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 127.
Prime, 1895. Cat. Corbiculadae: 26.
(error for Cyrena cyprinaeformis Prime, 1861)

Cyrena mactriformis Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 145.
‘Prime’ Clessin, 1879. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 237.
Prime, 1895. Cat. Corbiculadae: 29.
(error for Cyrena mactraeformis Prime, 1860)

Cyrena morchiana Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 145.
(error for Cyrena moerchiana Prime, 1867)

Cyrena nicaraguana Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 146.
(new name for Cyrena solida Philippi, 1846)

Cyrena papuana Prime, 1870
“Lesson” Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 146.
“Lesson” Prime, 1895. Cat. Corbiculadae: 26.
(error for Cyrena papua Lesson, 1830)

Cyrena tribunalis Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 9: 300.
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 148. [nomen nudum]

Pera henslowiana Jenyns, 1832
‘Leach’ of Authors.
Jenyns, 1832. Trans. Cambridge Phil. Soc. 4: 308.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 91.
Leach, 1852. Syn. Moll. Gr. Brit.: 291 [as ‘Pera henslowiana’].
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 169.
Clessin, 1874. Conch. Cab. 9(3): 13.
Clessin, 1874. Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sci. Nat. 13: 149 [as ‘Pisidium henslowianum’].
Servain, 1882. Hist. Moll. Acéph. Francfort: 19 [as ‘Pisidium henslowianum’].
Prime, 1895. Cat. Corbiculadae: 60 [as ‘Pisidium henslowianum’].
Dall, 1903. Trans. Wagner Free Inst. 3(6): 1463.
Thiele, 1934. Handb. Syst. Weichtierk. 3: 853 [1297].
Kantor et al., 2010. Cat. Contin. Moll. Russia: 308 [as ‘Tellina henslowiana’].
(error for Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825)

Pisidium aequilaterale Prime, 1865
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 63 [as ‘æquilaterale’].
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 165.
‘Prime’ Prime, 1895. Cat. Corbiculadae: 50 [as ‘æquilaterale’].
‘Prime’ Herrington, 1962. MPUMMZ (118): 31.
(error for Pisidium equilaterale Prime, 1852)

Pisidium burgundiacum Prime, 1870
‘Billié in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 166. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Tellina amnica Müller, 1774)

Pisidium grande Prime, 1865
‘Whittemore, in litt.’ Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 66. [nomen nudum]
‘Whittemore, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 173. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Pisidium variabile Prime, 1852)

Pisidium gundlachi Prime, 1870
‘Arango’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 169. [nomen nudum]

Pisidium harfordianum Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 169. [nomen nudum]
‘Pr. Cooper’ Roper, 1896. Nautilus 9: ??. [nomen nudum]

Pisidium jayanum Prime, 1870
‘Gassies, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 170. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825)

Pisidium moietessierianum Prime, 1870
‘Paladihe’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 170.
(error for Pisidium moitessierianum Paladilhe, 1866)

Pisidium novzelandicum Prime, 1867
Prime, 1867. Ann. Lyc. Natur. Hist. 8: 91, fig. 39 [as ‘nov-zelandicum’].
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 171 [as ‘nov.-zelandicum’].
(error for Pisidium novaezelandiae Prime, 1862)

Pisidium palustre Prime, 1870
‘Lewis, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 173. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Pisidium variabile Prime, 1852)

Pisidium parvulum Prime, 1870
‘Benson, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 171. [nomen nudum]

Pisidium pictorum Prime, 1870
‘de Cessac in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 170. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825)

Pisidium planum Prime, 1870
‘Pfeiffer, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 168. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cardium casertanum Poli, 1791)

Pisidium solitarium Prime, 1870
‘Gassies, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 170. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Tellina henslowana Sheppard, 1825)

Pisidium stabileii Prime, 1870
‘Schmidt, in litt.’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 168. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Cardium casertanum Poli, 1791)

Sphaerium cooperianum Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 152. [nomen nudum]

Sphaerium cubanum Prime, 1870
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 153.
“Prime” Prime, 1895. Cat. Corbiculadae: 48.
(error for Sphaerium cubense Prime, 1865)

Sphaerium herminii Prime, 1870
‘Wäld’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 168. [nomen nudum]
(intro'd as syn of Cardium casertanum Poli, 1791)

Sphaerium proximum Prime, 1870
‘Alder’ Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: ??. [nomen nudum]

 
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