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

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Publication Sowerby (1869): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Sowerby, G.B. 1869. Genus Hyria. Conchologica Iconica 17: pls. 1-5. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Hyria alata Sowerby, 1869
Sowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 5, sp. 13.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE BMNH_1849-6-1-2, Guayana.

Hyria exasperata Sowerby, 1869
Sowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 2, sp. 3.

Hyria latialata Sowerby, 1869
Sowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 2, sp. 4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_41-4-29-92, British Guayana.

Hyria recta Sowerby, 1869
Sowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 5, sp. 10.

Hyria rugosissima Sowerby, 1869
Sowerby, 1869. Conch. Icon. 17: pl. 3, sp. 5.

Taxonomic Opinions

Hyria alata Sowerby, 1869 = Prisodon syrmatophorus

Hyria avicularis Lamarck, 1819 = Prisodon obliquus
+ Unio caudatus Wagner, 1827
+ Diplodon furcatum Wagner, 1827
+ Hyria elongata Swainson, 1841

Hyria browniana (Lea, 1838) = Prisodon syrmatophorus

Hyria castelnaudii Hupé, 1857 = Prisodon obliquus

Hyria complanata Hupé, 1857 = Prisodon syrmatophorus

Hyria contorta (Lea, 1857) = Lanceolaria lanceolata

Hyria corrugata Lamarck, 1819 = Triplodon corrugatus
+ Triplodon rugosus Wagner, 1827

Hyria exasperata Sowerby, 1869 = Triplodon corrugatus

Hyria latialata Sowerby, 1869 = Triplodon corrugatus

Hyria recta Sowerby, 1869 = Prisodon obliquus

Hyria rugosissima Sowerby, 1869 = Triplodon corrugatus

Hyria syrmatophora Linnaeus, etc. = Prisodon syrmatophorus
+ Hyria avicularis Lamarck, 1819

Hyria transversa Hupé, 1857 = Triplodon corrugatus

 
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