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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication De Kay (1843): summary
publication summary Complete CitationDe Kay, J.E. 1843. Mollusca. Zoology of New-York, or the New-York Fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New-York; with brief notices of those occasionally found near its border; and accompanied by appropriate illustrations 5. 271 pp. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal GeneraAlasmodon Thompson, 1820
Thompson, 1820. Ann. Phil. 16: 116.
‘Say’ Sowerby, 1824. Zool. Jour. 1: 54.
‘Say’ Sowerby, 1839. Conch. Man.: 2.
‘Say’ Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 262, 264, 266, 269-274, 278-279, 290, 382.
De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 196.
‘Say’ Woodward, 1871. Man. Moll: 433.
(error for Alasmodonta Say, 1819; renamed Anelasmodon Agassiz, 1846) Attributed Nominal SpeciesAlasmodon corrugata De Kay, 1843
De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 198, pl. 24, figs. 259.
Type(s): TYPE LOCALITY TYPE_LOCALITY_MP_003, Passaic River. | |
Alasmodon marginata De Kay, 1843
De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 196, pl. 14, fig. 225.
(misidentified reference to Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818) | |
Anodon unadilla De Kay, 1843
De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 109, pl. 15, fig. 228. | |
Anodonta excurvata De Kay, 1843
De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 202, pl. 17, fig. 233. | |
Cyclas solida De Kay, 1843
De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 229, pl. 25, fig. 265. | |
Unio cariosus De Kay, 1843
De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 193, pl. 21, figs. 243-244.
(misidentified reference to Unio cariosus Say, 1817) | |
Unio radiatus De Kay, 1843
‘Gmelin’ De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 189, pl. 18. fig. 236.
(misidentified reference to Mya radiata Gmelin, 1791) | |
Unio rosaceus De Kay, 1843
 De Kay, 1843. Zool. New York 5: 192, pl. 39, figs. 355-356; pl. 40, fig. 357.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_678303, Seneca Lake, New York. | |
Taxonomic OpinionsAlasmodon arcuata Barnes = Margaritifera margaritifera
+ Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758 Alasmodon corrugata = Alasmidonta varicosa Alasmodon marginata Say = Alasmidonta marginata Alasmodon rugosa Barnes = Lasmigona costata Alasmodon undulata Say = Alasmidonta undulata Unio alatus Say = Potamilus alatus Unio boydianus = Atlanticoncha ochracea Unio cariosus Say = Lampsilis cariosa Unio complanatus = Elliptio complanata
+ Unio purpureus Say, 1817 Unio compressus (Lea) = Platynaias compressa Unio luteolus = Lampsilis radiata
+ Unio siliquoideus Barnes, 1823
+ Unio inflatus Barnes, 1823 Unio luteolus = Lampsilis siliquoidea Unio nasutus = Sagittunio nasutus
+ Unio nasutus Conrad, 1838
+ Unio nasutus Conrad, 1838 Unio nasutus = Elliptio producta Unio novi-eboraci Lea = Cambarunio iris Unio ochraceus Say = Atlanticoncha ochracea Unio radiatus = Atlanticoncha ochracea
+ Mya radiata Gmelin, 1791
+ Unio radiatus Barnes, 1823 Unio radiatus = Lampsilis radiata Unio radiatus = Lampsilis cariosa Unio rectus Lam. = Ligumia recta
+ Unio praelongus Barnes, 1823 Unio rosaceus = Lampsilis siliquoidea Unio tappanianus Lea = Platynaias subviridis Unio ventricosus = Lampsilis cardium
+ Unio ventricosus Say, 1832
+ Unio occidens Lea, 1829
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