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

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Publication Lewis (1871): summary
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Lewis, J. 1871. On the shells of the Holston River. American Journal of Conchology 6: 216-226. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio foliatus Lewis, 1871
‘Hildreth’ Lewis, 1871. Amer. J. Conch. 6: 218.

Unio glans Lewis, 1871
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lewis, 1871. Amer. J. Conch. 6: 218.
Pilsbry & Rhoads, 1896. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 48: 502.
(misidentified reference to Unio glans Lea, 1831)

Unio metanever Lea, 1829
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 418.
Jay, 1835. Cat. Rec. Shells: 17.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 179.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 252.
Mörch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 44.
Lewis, 1871. Amer. J. Conch. 6: 218.
Lea, 1871. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 23: 15 [as ‘Margarita (Unio) metanever’].
(reference to Obliquaria (Quadrula) metanevra Rafinesque, 1820)

Unio varicosus Lewis, 1871
‘Lea’ Lewis, 1871. Amer. J. Conch. 6: 219.
(misidentified reference to Unio varicosus Lea, 1831)

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta oblita Lea = Anodontoides denigratus

Margaritana dehiscens Say = Hemistena lata

Margaritana holstonia Lea = Alasminota holstonia

Margaritana marginata Say = Alasmidonta marginata

Margaritana rugosa Barnes = Lasmigona costata

Unio alatus Say = Potamilus alatus

Unio amœnus Lea = Cambarunio iris

Unio arcaeformis Lea = Epioblasma arcaeformis

Unio argenteus Lea = Pleurobema oviforme

Unio æsopus Green = Plethobasus cyphyus

Unio barnesianus Lea = Pleuronaia barnesiana

Unio biangulatus Lea = Ortmanniana pectorosa

Unio brevidens Lea = Epioblasma brevidens

Unio caperatus Lea = Dromus dromas

Unio capsæformis Lea = Epioblasma capsaeformis

Unio cælatus Con. = Lemiox rimosus

Unio circulus Lea = Obovaria subrotunda

Unio clinchensis Lea = Pleurobema oviforme

Unio compressissimus Lea = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Unio conradicus Lea = Medionidus conradicus

Unio cooperianus Lea = Plethobasus cooperianus

Unio copei Lea = Leaunio vanuxemensis

Unio cornutus Barnes = Obliquaria reflexa

Unio crassidens Lamarck = Elliptio crassidens

Unio cuneolus Lea = Fusconaia cuneolus

Unio cylindricus Say = Theliderma cylindrica

Unio dolabelloides Lea = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Unio dromas Lea = Dromus dromas

Unio ebenus Lea = Reginaia ebenus
+ Unio lesueurianus Lea, 1840

Unio ebenus Lea = Fusconaia subrotunda

Unio edgarianus Lea = Fusconaia cor

Unio elegans Lea = Truncilla truncata

Unio fabalis Lea = Paetulunio fabalis

Unio fassinans Lea = Pleuronaia barnesiana

Unio foliatus Hildreth = Epioblasma flexuosa

Unio gibbosus Barnes = Eurynia dilatata

Unio glaber Lea = Cambarunio iris

Unio glans Lea = Toxolasma lividum

Unio gracilis Barnes = Potamilus fragilis

Unio haysianus Lea = Epioblasma haysiana

Unio holstonensis Lea = Pleurobema oviforme

Unio intermedius Conrad = Theliderma intermedia

Unio iris Lea = Cambarunio iris

Unio irroratus Lea = Cyprogenia stegaria

Unio lesleyi Lea = Pleurobema oviforme

Unio ligamentinus Lam. = Ortmanniana ligamentina

Unio metanever Raf. = Theliderma metanevra

Unio mœstus Lea = Toxolasma lividum

Unio monodontus Say = Cumberlandia monodonta

Unio mooresianus Lea = Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Unio multiradiatus Lea = Lampsilis fasciola

Unio mytiloides Raf. = Pleurobema clava

Unio ovatus Say = Lampsilis ovata

Unio patulus Lea = Pleurobema clava

Unio pernodosus Lea = Pustulosa pustulosa

Unio perpictus Lea = Cambarunio iris

Unio perplexus Lea = Epioblasma torulosa

Unio perradiatus Lea = Lampsilis fasciola

Unio phaseolus Hildreth = Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

Unio pilaris Lea = Fusconaia subrotunda

Unio plenus Lea = Pleurobema plenum

Unio propinquus Lea = Epioblasma propinqua

Unio pudicus Lea = Pleuronaia barnesiana
+ Unio lyonii Lea, 1865

Unio puniceus Hald. = Cambarunio iris

Unio pustulosus Lea = Pustulosa pustulosa

Unio pybasii Lea = Leaunio vanuxemensis

Unio ravenelianus Lea = Pleurobema oviforme

Unio rectus Lam. = Ligumia recta

Unio securis Lea = Ellipsaria lineolata

Unio sparsus Lea = Theliderma sparsa

Unio stewardsonii Lea = Epioblasma stewardsonii

Unio subtentus Say = Ptychobranchus subtentus

Unio tenuissimus Lea = Potamilus leptodon

Unio tesserulæ Lea = Pleurobema oviforme

Unio triangularis Barnes = Epioblasma triquetra

Unio tuberosus Lea = Theliderma metanevra

Unio undulatus Barnes = Amblema plicata

Unio varicosus Lea = Plethobasus cicatricosus

Unio verrucosus Barnes = Cyclonaias tuberculata

 
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