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Publication Sowerby (1867): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Sowerby, G.B. 1867. Genus Anodon. Conchologica Iconica 17: pls. 2-19. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

There are 18 available nominal species attributed to this publication (38 total).
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Taxonomic Opinions

Anodon angulatus (Lea, 1838) = Gonidea angulata

Anodon annulatus Sowerby, 1867 = Strophitus undulatus

Anodon areolatus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodon atrovirens (Shuttleworth) = Anodonta cygnea

Anodon bengalensis Sowerby, 1867 = Simpsonella burroughiana

Anodon blainvilleana [sic] (Lea, 1834) = Leila blainvilliana

Anodon bonellii Férussac = Microcondylaea bonellii

Anodon caillaudii [sic] (Lea, 1860) = Anodontites trapezea

Anodon cataractus (Say, 1817) = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodon charpentieri (Küster, 1842) = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta tumida Küster, 1842

Anodon charpentieri (Küster, 1842) = Anodonta anatina

Anodon cheeziana [sic] (Rang, 1835) = Aspatharia chaiziana

Anodon complanatus ‘Ziegler’ = Pseudanodonta complanata

Anodon couperianus (Lea, 1840) = Utterbackiana couperiana

Anodon creperus (Lea, 1850) = Simpsonella gracilis

Anodon dactylus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites elongata

Anodon dariensis (Lea, 1858) = Pyganodon cataracta

Anodon edentulus Lea, MS. = Strophitus undulatus
+ Anodon areolatus Swainson, 1829

Anodon ensiformis Spix & Wagner, 1827 = Lamproscapha ensiformis

Anodon exoticus ‘Gray’ Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodon ferussaciana (Lea, 1834) = Anodontoides ferussacianus

Anodon footiana (Lea, 1840) = Pyganodon grandis

Anodon fragilis (Lamarck, 1819) = Pyganodon fragilis

Anodon gesneri (Lea, 1858) = Pyganodon grandis

Anodon gibba Benson, 1855 = Sinanodonta woodiana

Anodon gibbosus (Say, 1824) = Pyganodon gibbosa

Anodon gracilis (Lea, 1850) = Simpsonella gracilis

Anodon herculeus ‘Gertsford?’ = Cristaria plicata

Anodon hians Sowerby, 1867 = Leila blainvilliana

Anodon hordeum [sic] Gould, 1855 = Utterbackia imbecillis

Anodon implicatus (Say, 1829) = Utterbackiana implicata

Anodon incertus (Lea, 1834) = Utterbackia imbecillis

Anodon javona ‘Von Busch’ Sowerby, 1867 = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Anodon kelletii Sowerby, 1867 = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Anodon lacustris (Lea, 1857) = Pyganodon lacustris

Anodon lata (Rafinesque, 1820) = Hemistena lata

Anodon lato-marginatus (Lea, 1834) = Anodontites patagonica

Anodon lucasii Morelet = Anodonta cygnea
+ Anodonta numidica Bourguignat, 1864

Anodon lucasii Morelet = Anodonta anatina

Anodon micans Anthony, J.G., 1865 = Pyganodon grandis

Anodon modestus (Lea, 1857) = Anodontoides ferussacianus

Anodon mortonianus (Lea, 1834) = Anodontites patagonica

Anodon newtonensis (Lea, 1838) = Utterbackiana implicata

Anodon nopalatensis Sowerby, 1867 = Pyganodon grandis

Anodon oblongus (Millet, 1833) = Anodonta cygnea

Anodon obtusus Spix = Anodontites obtusa

Anodon oregonensis (Lea, 1838) = Anodonta oregonensis

Anodon pallegoixi Sowerby, 1867 = Lens pallegoixi

Anodon pallidus Anthony, J.G., 1865 = Pyganodon fragilis

Anodon papyraceus Anthony, J.G., 1865 = Strophitus undulatus

Anodon politus (Mousson, 1849) = Pilsbryoconcha exilis

Anodon pulvinatus (Hupé, 1857) = Leila esula

Anodon rayi (Dupuy, 1849) = Anodonta anatina

Anodon reticulatus ‘Gould’ Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites crispata

Anodon rostratus ‘Rokeil’ [sic] = Anodonta anatina

Anodon rubens (Lamarck, 1819) = Chambardia rubens

Anodon salmonea [sic] (Lea, 1838) = Pyganodon grandis

Anodon scriptus ‘Férussac’ Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodon senegalensis (Lea, 1859) = Aspatharia dahomeyensis

Anodon simplicidus ‘Parreyss’ Sowerby, 1867 = Anodonta cygnea

Anodon sinuosus (Lamarck, 1819) = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodon solenidea Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites solenidea

Anodon subcrassa (Lea, 1850) = Simpsonella gracilis

Anodon subcylindracea (Lea, 1838) = Anodontoides ferussacianus

Anodon suborbiculatus (Say, 1831) = Utterbackiana suborbiculata

Anodon subreniformis Sowerby, 1867 = Aspatharia subreniformis

Anodon subsinuatus Sowerby, 1867 = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodon susannae Griffiths = Anodontites trapesialis

Anodon tabula Sowerby, 1867 = Chambardia wahlbergi

Anodon tenebrosa [sic] (Say) = Anodontites tenebricosa

Anodon tenuis (Lea, 1850) = Simpsonella gracilis

Anodon trapezialis [sic] (Lamarck, 1819) = Anodontites trapesialis
+ Anodon gigantea H. Adams, 1866

Anodon triangularis ‘Lanza?’ Sowerby, 1870

Anodon undulatus (Say, 1817) = Strophitus undulatus
+ Anodonta pensylvanica Lamarck, 1819
+ Anodon rugosus Swainson, 1822

Anodon wahlamatensis (Lea, 1838) = Anodonta nuttalliana
+ Anodonta californiensis Lea, 1852

Anodon wahlamatensis (Lea, 1838) = Anodonta californiensis