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Publication Agassiz (1852): attributed nominal genera
     publication summary

Complete Citation

Agassiz, L. 1852. Ueber die Gattungen unter den Nord Amerikanischen Najaden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 18(1): 41-52. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Alasmodonta Say, 1819
‘Say’ of Authors.
Say, 1819. Nich. Encyc. 4: [18].
Barnes, 1823. Amer. J. Sci. 6 (1-2): 275.
Say, 1825. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5(3-4): 131.
Férussac, 1827. Bull. Sci. Nat. et Géol. 10: 417.
Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 289.
Lea, 1829. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 421.
Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 106.
Ferussac, 1835. Mag. Zool. 5(59-60): 25.
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 43.
Schlüter, 1838. Kurzgef. Syst. Verz. Conch. Samml.: 32.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 46.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 499.
Vest, 1866. Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Ver. Naturw. (17): 197.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 1.
(new name for Alasmidonta Say, 1818; renamed Anelasmodon Agassiz, 1846)

Cyprogenia Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 47.
Type species: Unio irroratus Lea, 1828 (orig. desig.) = Cyprogenia stegaria

Dysnomia Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 43.
Type species: Unio foliatus Hildreth, 1828 (sub. desig. by Simpson, 1900: 521) = Epioblasma flexuosa

Hemilastena Agassiz, 1852
‘Rafinesque’ Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 50.
(error for Hemistena Rafinesque, 1820)

Legumia Agassiz, 1852
‘Swainson’ of Authors.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 45.
Mörch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 46.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 490.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 143.
(error for Ligumia Swainson, 1840)

Micromya Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 47.
(homonym of Rondani, 1840 [Dipt.])
Type species: Unio lapillus Say, 1831 (sub. desig. by Herrmannsen, 1852: 83) = Paetulunio fabalis

Orthonymus Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Type species: Unio cylindricus Say, 1817 (orig. desig.) = Theliderma cylindrica

Rotundaria Agassiz, 1852
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 765.
Ortmann, 1909. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 5: 201.
Ortmann, 1910. Nautilus 23(11): 140.
Ortmann, 1912. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 8: 257.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 811.
Utterback, 1915. Amer. Midl. Nat. 4(4): 149.
Ortmann, 1918. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 57(6): 543.
Haas, 1929. Senckenbergiana 11: 333.
Haas, 1930. Senckenbergiana 12(6): 319.
(reference to Rotundaria Rafinesque, 1820)
Type species: Obliquaria (Rotundaria) tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820 = Cyclonaias tuberculata

Tritogenia Agassiz, 1852
‘Agassiz’ of Authors.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 52.
Mörch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 44.
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 496.
Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 143.
(error for Tritogonia Agassiz, 1852)

Tritogonia Agassiz, 1852
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 48.
Type species: Obliquaria (Ellipsaria) verrucosa Rafinesque, 1820 (orig. desig.) = Quadrula verrucosa

Uniopsis Agassiz, 1852
‘Swainson’ Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 49.
(reference to Uniopsis Swainson, 1840)
Type species: Alasmodonta edentula Say, 1829 = Strophitus undulatus

 
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