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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Publication Sowerby (1868): attributed nominal species publication summary Complete CitationSowerby, G.B. 1868. Genus Unio. Conchologica Iconica 16: pls. 1, 61-96. Available electronically.
Attributed Nominal SpeciesAlasmidonta schomburgki Sowerby, 1868 ‘Hanley MS’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 86, sp. 458. (intro'd as syn of Unio (Monocondylea) reticulata Moricand, 1858) | |
Lampsilis (s.s.) sowerbyana Frierson, 1927 ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 63, sp. 316 [as ‘Unio pictus’]. Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 69, sp. 308. | |
Margaritana curreyana Lea, 1842 ‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: pl. 18, fig. 40. Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 47. Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 42. Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 263. Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 499. Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 63, sp. 319. Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 68. B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [6]. Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 661. Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 474. Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 21. Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 395. (error for Margaritana curreyiana Lea, 1840) | |
Physunio friersoni Simpson, 1914 ‘Benson, in Hanley’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 72, sp. 368 [as ‘Unio velaris’]. Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 1068. (new name for Unio velaris Sowerby, 1868) | |
Psoronaias plexoideus Frierson, 1927 ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 64, sp. 324; errata [as ‘Unio rusticus’]. Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 63, sp. 273. (new name for Unio rusticus Sowerby, 1868) Type(s): TYPE LOST BMNH_XXX, Siam. | |
Unio affinis Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 63, sp. 318. (misidentified reference to Unio affinis Lea, 1852) | |
Unio affinis Sowerby, 1868 ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 61, sp. 307. (misidentified reference to Unio affinis Lea, 1852) | |
Unio asperatus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 85, sp. 450. (reference to Unio asperatus Lea, 1861) | |
Unio astieranus Sowerby, 1868 ‘Dupuy’ of Authors.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 86, sp. 461. Paetel, 1890. Cat. Conch.-Samml. 3: 145. (error for Unio astierianus Dupuy, 1849) | |
Unio atrocostatus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 77, sp. 404. (misidentified reference to Unio atrocostatus Lea, 1845) | |
Unio calamitarum Sowerby, 1868
‘Morelet’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 74, sp. 385. (reference to Unio calamitarum Morelet, 1849) | |
Unio capigliolo Küster, 1855 ‘Payraudeau’ of Authors.
Küster, 1855. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 125, pl. 34, figs. 5-6. [in part] Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 75, sp. 392. (misidentified reference to Unio capigliolo Payraudeau, 1826) | |
Unio charruanus Sowerby, 1868 ‘d’Orbigny’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 93, sp. 505. (misidentified reference to Unio charruana d’Orbigny, 1835) | |
Unio churchilleanus Sowerby, 1868
‘Bourguignat’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 96, sp. 525. (error for Unio churchillianus Bourguignat, 1857) | |
Unio cinnamominus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 83, sp. 436. (error for Unio cinnamomicus Lea, 1861) | |
Unio clairbornensis Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 70, sp. 357. (error for Unio claibornensis Lea, 1838) | |
Unio connasaughensis Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 88, sp. 474. (error for Margaritana connasaugaensis Lea, 1858) | |
Unio contortus Sowerby, 1868 ‘Baird & Adams’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: errata. (error for Unio (Lampsilis) subtortus Baird & Adams, 1867) | |
Unio corrianus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 77, sp. 401. (misidentified reference to Unio corrianus Lea, 1834) | |
Unio crassidens Sowerby, 1868 ‘Lamarck’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 62, sp. 312. (reference to Unio crassidens Lamarck, 1819) | |
Unio crassus Sowerby, 1868
‘Say’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 95, sp. 520. (misidentified reference to Unio crassus Say, 1817) | |
Unio cuprinus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 66, sp. 336. (reference to Unio cuprinus Lea, 1831) | |
Unio digitiformis Sowerby, 1868
 Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 333. Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1965199, India. | |
Unio discus Sowerby, 1868 ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 62, sp. 310; errata. (misidentified reference to Unio discus Lea, 1838) | |
Unio dorbignianus Sowerby, 1868
‘Hupé & Deville’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 96, sp. 523 [as ‘d’orbignianus’]. (error for Unio orbignyi Deville & Hupé, 1850) | |
Unio downei Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 68, sp. 350. (error for Unio downiei Lea, 1858) | |
Unio ellipticus Küster, 1861 ‘Spix & Wagner’ of Authors.
Küster, 1861. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 238, pl. 80, fig. 2. ‘Spix’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 74, sp. 382. (reference to Diplodon ellipticum Wagner, 1827) | |
Unio holstonianus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 76, sp. 398. (error for Margaritana holstonia Lea, 1838) | |
Unio hopetownensis Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 68, sp. 349. (error for Unio hopetonensis Lea, 1838) | |
Unio jejunus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 68, sp. 347; errata [changed to ‘depressus of D’Orbigny’]. (reference to Unio jejunus Lea, 1838) | |
Unio lamellatus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 94, sp. 511. (misidentified reference to Unio lamellatus Lea, 1838) | |
Unio latissimus Sowerby, 1868
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 66, sp. 337. (homonym of Unio (Eurynia) latissima Rafinesque, 1820) | |
Unio lazarus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 68, sp. 348. (misidentified reference to Unio lazarus Lea, 1852) | |
Unio litoralis Menke, 1828 ‘Lamarck’ of Authors. Menke, 1828. Syn. Method. Moll.: 64. Menke, 1830. Syn. Method. Moll.: 107. Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32. Lea, 1838. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 22. Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 282. Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 34. Rossmässler, 1854. Icon. Land- und Süssw.-Moll. 3 (1-2): 37. Küster, 1855. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 128.
Reeve, 1865. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 22, sp. 98. Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 86, sp. 461. Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 54. Woodward, 1871. Man. Moll: 433. Westerlund, 1890. Fauna Paläarct. Binnenconch. 2(7): 52. (error for Unio littoralis Cuvier, 1798) | |
Unio luteolus Sowerby, 1868 Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 61, sp. 306; errata [originally as U. multiradiata]. Krebs et al., 2003. J. Gr. Lakes Res. 29(2): 311. Krebs, 2004. Molec. Ecol. 13: 1702. (misidentified reference to Unio luteola Lamarck, 1819) | |
Unio lutulentus Sowerby, 1868
‘Gould’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 74, sp. 386. (reference to Unio lutulentus Gould, 1850) | |
Unio multiradiatus Sowerby, 1868 ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 61, sp. 306; errata [changed to ‘U. luteolus, var.’]. (error for Unio luteola Lamarck, 1819; misidentified reference to Unio multiradiatus Lea, 1829) | |
Unio neglectus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 329. (misidentified reference to Unio neglectus Lea, 1843) | |
Unio niloticus Sowerby, 1868
‘Caillaud’ [sic] Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 73, sp. 374. (misidentified reference to Unio niloticus Cailliaud, 1827) | |
Unio nyassensis Sowerby, 1868 ‘Lea’ of Authors. Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: Errata. Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30. (error for Unio nyassaensis Lea, 1864) | |
Unio oriens Sowerby, 1868 ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 63, sp. 314. (misidentified reference to Unio oriens Lea, 1831) | |
Unio parma Sowerby, 1868
 ‘Benson’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 95, sp. 514. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_88-12-4-1669, Tenasserim, Burma. | |
Unio pictus Sowerby, 1868 ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 63, sp. 316. (misidentified reference to Unio pictus Lea, 1834) | |
Unio platyrrhinchoideus Sowerby, 1868
‘Dupuy’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 70, sp. 358. (error for Unio platyrinchoideus Dupuy, 1849) | |
Unio prevostianus Sowerby, 1868 ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 63, sp. 315. (reference to Unio prevostianus Lea, 1852) | |
Unio rectilinearis Sowerby, 1868
 Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 332. Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_74-12-11-4, Riv. Columbia. | |
Unio regularis Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 68, sp. 351. (misidentified reference to Unio regularis Lea, 1841) | |
Unio roanoakensis Hanley, 1843 ‘Lea’ of Authors. Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 199.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 67, sp. 341. (error for Unio roanokensis Lea, 1838) | |
Unio rubellianus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 90, sp. 490. (error for Unio rubellinus Lea, 1857) | |
Unio rusticus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 64, sp. 324; errata. (homonym of Unio rusticus Lea, 1856; renamed Psoronaias plexoideus Frierson, 1927) Type(s): TYPE LOST BMNH_XXX, Siam. | |
Unio sagrinatus Sowerby, 1868
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 67, sp. 345; errata [changed to ‘U. newcombianus Lea’]. | |
Unio scutum Sowerby, 1868
 ‘Benson’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 94, sp. 510. Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_1907-10-28-239, Tenasserim. | |
Unio shurtefflerianus Sowerby, 1868 ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 95, sp. 515. (error for Unio shurtleffianus Lea, 1856) | |
Unio siculus Sowerby, 1868
‘Swainson’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 71, sp. 364. (misidentified reference to Potomida sicula Swainson, 1840) | |
Unio spatulatus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 328. (misidentified reference to Unio spatulatus Lea, 1845) | |
Unio spillmannii Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 82, pl. 435. (error for Margaritana spillmanii Lea, 1858) | |
Unio striatus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 78, sp. 407. (misidentified reference to Unio striatus Lea, 1840) | |
Unio subangulatus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 327. (misidentified reference to Unio subangulatus Lea, 1840) | |
Unio subovatus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 85, sp. 456. (reference to Unio subovatus Lea, 1831) | |
Unio swainsoni Sowerby, 1868
 ‘Hanley’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 76, sp. 396. (new name for Uniopsis radiata Swainson, 1840; new name for Uniopsis mytiloides Swainson, 1840) Type(s): HOLOTYPE BMNH_1900-3-19-21, Hab._? | |
Unio taitanus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 67, sp. 338. (misidentified reference to Unio taitianus Lea, 1834; error for Unio taitianus Lea, 1834) | |
Unio tortuosus Sowerby, 1868
 Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 330. (homonym of Unio tortuosus Lea, 1865) Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_74-12-11-25, Maryland. | |
Unio trigonus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 64, sp. 322; errata. (reference to Unio trigonus Lea, 1831) | |
Unio trinacris Lea, 1862 ‘Lea’ of Authors. Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: pl. 12, fig. 235.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 81, sp. 428. (error for Unio trinacrus Lea, 1861) | |
Unio trirostris Sowerby, 1868
‘Benson’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 331; errata. (homonym of Unio trirostris Musgrave, 1863) | |
Unio troostensis Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 79, sp. 415. (misidentified reference to Unio troostensis Lea, 1834) | |
Unio vaughanianus Sowerby, 1868 ‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 61, sp. 308. (misidentified reference to Unio vaughanianus Lea, 1838) | |
Unio velaris Sowerby, 1868
‘Benson, in Hanley’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 72, sp. 368. (misidentified reference to Unio velaris Hanley, 1856) | |
Unio venustus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 64, sp. 326. (misidentified reference to Unio venustus Lea, 1838) | |
Unio verrauianus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 69, sp. 352. (error for Unio verreauianus Lea, 1856) | |
Unio verrucosus Say, 1834 ‘Rafinesque’ of Authors. ‘Rafinesque’ Say, 1834. Amer. Conch. 6: ??. ‘Rafinesque’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 1, sp. 4. (reference to Obliquaria (Ellipsaria) verrucosa Rafinesque, 1820) | |
Unio vondembuschii Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 95, sp. 518. (error for Margaritana vondenbuschiana Lea, 1840; misidentified reference to Margaritana vondenbuschiana Lea, 1840) | |
Unio wynegungensis Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 67, sp. 339. (error for Unio wynegungaensis Lea, 1860) | |
Unio jayensis var. aequillus Sowerby, 1868
‘Lea’ Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 67, sp. 343 [as ‘æquillus’]. (error for Unio aquilus Lea, 1857) | |
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