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

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Publication Gray (1842): summary
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Complete Citation

Gray, J.E. 1842. Molluscs. Synopsis of the Contents of the British Museum 44th ed.. 308 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Atrina Gray, 1842
Gray, 1842. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 44th ed.: 83, 92.

Bankia Gray, 1842
Gray, 1840. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 42nd ed.: 150. [nomen nudum]
Gray, 1842. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 44th ed.: 76.

Barbatia Gray, 1842
Gray, 1842. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 44th ed.: 81, 92.
Type species: Arca barbata Linnaeus, 1758 = Barbatia barbata

Clementia Gray, 1842
Gray, 1842. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 44th ed.: 75.

Geloina Gray, 1842
Gray, 1840. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 42nd ed.: 149. [nomen nudum]
Gray, 1842. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 44th ed.: 75.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 184.
Type species: Cyclas zeylanica Lamarck, 1806 (sub. desig. by Gray, 1847) = Geloina coaxans

Velorita Gray, 1840
Gray, 1840. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 42nd ed.: 149.
Gray, 1842. Synopt. Cont. Brit. Mus. 44th ed.: 75.
Gray, 1847. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 15: 184.
(error for Villorita Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)

 
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