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

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Publication Prime (1852): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Prime, T. 1852. A monograph of the species of Pisidium, found in the United States of North America, with figures. Boston Journal of Natural History 6(3): 348-368, pls. 11-12. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Englesia Prime, 1852
‘Leach’
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 348.
(error for Euglesia Leach, 1852)

Gallileja Prime, 1852
‘da Costa’ of Authors.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 348.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 59.
Prime, 1870. Amer. J. Conch. 5: 164.
(error for Galileja Costa, 1840)

Physemoda Prime, 1852
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Prime, 1852. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(3): 348.
Prime, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 267.
Prime, 1865. Smithsonian Misc. Coll. (145): 59.
(error for Phymesoda Rafinesque, 1820)

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 7 available nominal species attributed to this publication (16 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Pisidium abditum Haldeman = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium acutum Pf. = Euglesa henslowana

Pisidium adamsii Nobis = Euglesa adamsii
+ Cyclas nitida Mighels & Adams, 1842

Pisidium altile Anthony = Euglesa compressa

Pisidium amnicum Jenyns
+ Cyclas obliqua Lamarck, 1818
+ Cyclas palustris Draparnaud, 1806

Pisidium arcuatum Nobis. (Fossil). = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium australe Pfeiffer

Pisidium casertanum Poli = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium cinereum Alder = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium compressum Nobis = Euglesa compressa

Pisidium diaphanum Haldeman = Eupera bahiensis

Pisidium dubium Gould
+ Cyclas (Pisidium) abruptum Haldeman, 1841

Pisidium duplicatum Pfeiffer

Pisidium equale Rafinesque = Pisidium dubium

Pisidium equilaterale Nobis = Euglesa equilateralis

Pisidium ferrugineum Nobis = Euglesa ferruginea

Pisidium gassiesianum Gassies = Euglesa milium

Pisidium henslowanum Jenyns = Euglesa henslowana
+ Cyclas appendiculata Turton, 1831

Pisidium kurtzii Nobis = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium limosum Gassies = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium minimum Studeman [sic] = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium minus Stimpson = Euglesa casertana
+ Cyclas minor Mighels & Adams, 1842

Pisidium nitidum Jenyns = Euglesa nitida

Pisidium normandianum Dupuy = Euglesa milium

Pisidium notatum Nobis = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium nucleolus Moricand

Pisidium obscurum Nobis = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium obtusale Pfeiffer = Euglesa ventricosa

Pisidium pfeifferi Ziegler = Pisidium amnicum
+ Pisidium inflatum Porro, 1838

Pisidium pulchellum Jenyns
+ Pisidium fontinale Pfeiffer, 1821
+ Pisidium jenynsii Macgillivroy, 1843
+ Pisidium johannis MacGillivray, 1844

Pisidium pulchellum Jenyns = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium pulchellum Jenyns = Euglesa pulchella

Pisidium pusillum Jenyns = Euglesa personata

Pisidium regulare Nobis = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium riseum [sic] Scholtz = Euglesa casertana

Pisidium rotundatum Nobis = Euglesa rotundata

Pisidium semen Menke

Pisidium supinum Schmidt = Euglesa supina

Pisidium tenellum Gould = Euglesa casertana
+ Pisidium rubellum Prime, 1852

Pisidium variabile Nobis = Euglesa variabilis

Pisidium ventricosum Nobis = Euglesa ventricosa

Pisidium zonatum Nobis = Euglesa casertana

 
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